Rise of the Dragon King: King Book 1

The Dominion of Al-Kerath was supposed to be a land of opportunity-but instead, it needed a liberator. When his sorcery and his heritage conspired to close off Leo's path in life, he left all he knew behind to seek his fortune in Heliopolis, the shining gem of the desert, with no more than the clothes upon his back and a single tome of secrets. What he found instead was a beautiful but stagnant kingdom, its wealth and people alike shackled by the corrupt Magnathi lords and those few who still opposed them all but defeated. But a man who could free the Dominion-and its lovely, defiant princess-from the Magnathi's chains might just become its next king, and Leo brought with him a secret that could give him power enough to manage it. More than sorcery, that secret held the promise of summoning; to make pacts with the spirits of the very land, and wield their power as his own. Yet, to use that power in full as his ancestors had, Leo would need more than just a pact with the ancient draconic Titan Zethraxion: he would need a Circle of women to stand beside him, daring enough to share in great power and danger alike... Rise of the Dragon King contains unconventional relationships including the protagonist and multiple women, explicit sexual content, a proactive, competent protagonist, and binding magical pacts with mythical creatures.