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Sheltered crown princess Jenella delays her coronation to spend a few years working as a private investigator. When a dragon queen vanishes and mind-controlled beasts attack, she is pulled into a high-stakes conspiracy alongside a dragon partner who knows far more than he admits.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • A heroine growing into leadership
  • Slow-burn dragon shifter romance
  • Supernatural detective investigations
  • Political intrigue across magical factions

Good to know

  • The heroine starts out sheltered and naive
  • Romance scenes are strictly fade-to-black
  • Fight scenes can feel brief and rushed

How it ends: Readers appreciate that the final book resolves the overarching magical mysteries and political treaties cleanly.

Tags

  • Female Lead
  • Strong Female Lead
  • Single Love Interest
  • Slow Romance
  • Emotional
  • Mystery
  • Political Intrigue
  • Fade to Black

Reading order

  1. Cover for The Dragon Problem: The Paranormals of Ahl Book One

    Book 1: The Dragon Problem: The Paranormals of Ahl Book One

    357 pages10.5h audio2024

    The Dragon Problem launches the series as Jenella, crown princess of the supernatural world, seizes a rare window of freedom to work as a detective — only to be thrown into a crisis when dragon queens go missing and their kin are discovered under mysterious mind control.

    Worse, she may have accidentally awakened a First — an ancient, world-shaping supernatural power whose attention is the last thing a princess trying to stay off the radar needs.

  2. Cover for Bug Magic: The Paranormals of Ahl Book 2

    Book 2: Bug Magic

    425 pages12h audio2024

    Bug Magic finds Jenella a year into her detective life, savoring her freedom while a powerful dragon quietly follows her every move.

    When shifters are targeted by a rage-inducing agent and enemies close in on the paranormal coalition, Jenella can no longer ignore her title — or the dragon who has been patient, waiting for her to stop running from what they are to each other.

  3. Cover for Crowns and Curses: The Paranormals of Ahl Book 3

    Book 3: Crowns and Curses

    424 pages12h audio2024

    Crowns and Curses raises the stakes as an ancient curse threatens to bring down the entire supernatural coalition, the shifter community goes leaderless, and the witches splinter at the worst possible moment.

    Jenella must break the curse, unite fractious factions, and master her own emerging magic — all while her allies grow fewer and her enemies more creative about making her fail.

  4. Cover for The Queen of Ahl: The Paranormals of Ahl Book 4

    Book 4: The Queen of Ahl

    430 pages2025

    The Queen of Ahl closes the series as the human government reveals it has known about the supernatural world all along — and it is not happy about recent events.

    With hybrids disappearing, militias hunting her people, and the Leadership Council pushing for a war Jenella knows they cannot win, the crown princess must finally become the queen she has spent four books resisting — and make peace before everything burns.

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