Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Heartstring | 2016 | Juliette Cross | Buy |
| 2 | Waking the Dragon | 2015 | Juliette Cross | Buy |
| 3 | Dragon in the Blood | 2018 | Juliette Cross | Buy |
| 4 | Dragon Fire | 2019 | Juliette Cross | Buy |
| 5 | Hunt of the Dragon | 2021 | Juliette Cross | Buy |
Vale of Stars is Juliette Cross’s dragon shifter series, set in a world where dragons exist in human form and the relationship between the two species carries both political and personal tension. Cross published the first book, Dragon Heartstring, in 2016, with the series continuing through to Hunt of the Dragon in 2021.
The series sits in the fantasy romance tradition of shapeshifter romance, where the dragon nature of one partner adds both power and vulnerability to the central relationship. Cross builds out the mythology across five books, so readers who enjoy world-building alongside romance will find more here than in her more purely contemporary work. The series is complete, which makes it a good choice for readers who prefer to start a finished story.