The Dragon of Umbra Books in Order
Part ofEmma Hamm Books in OrderThis page lists The Dragon of Umbra books by Emma Hamm in order, with summaries, series background, and a quick guide to where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
5 books
Fire Heart
by Emma Hamm
2021
Lorelei enters a deadly bridal competition to get close enough to kill Umbra's tyrant king. The one problem she did not plan for is his dragon, a monster in human form who may be even more dangerous to her heart.
Brave Heart
by Emma Hamm
2022
Lorelei and Abraxas finally have hope in reach, if they can unlock the dragon eggs and survive the curse tied to Umbra's past. Their search leads to old magic, dangerous companions, and an enemy who may not be dead after all.
Bright Heart
by Emma Hamm
2022
Lorelei helped bring down a king, but the job is not finished. With the last dragon eggs still in enemy hands and the rebellion pulling her in different directions, she must choose between vengeance, freedom, and the dragon who still unsettles her.
Torn Heart
by Emma Hamm
2022
Grief and war tear Abraxas away from the kingdom he fought to save. As old islands, new worship, and the shadow of death close in, he refuses to believe his story with Lorelei is over.
Taloned Heart
by Emma Hamm
2023
Lore returns to Umbra with Abraxas beside her and finds a kingdom changed beyond recognition. Power, loss, and legend collide as dragon and elf try to save a realm still repeating its oldest mistakes.
Series background & context
The Dragon of Umbra is one of Emma Hamm's more sweeping fantasy romance series, and it starts with a strong, simple hook. Lorelei is half elf in a kingdom where magical blood is treated like a crime, and Abraxas is the king's feared dragon, a creature chained to a brutal ruler and a brutal system. Their first collision happens inside an assassination plot, but the books quickly grow beyond that into rebellion, war, and the question of what freedom actually costs.
At the center of the series is the push and pull between Lorelei and Abraxas. She wants to break the kingdom open and give its oppressed people a future. He has spent years surviving by serving power, even when it has hollowed him out. That makes the romance complicated from the start. It is not just enemies to lovers. It is two people trying to decide what they are willing to forgive, what they are willing to fight, and whether love can survive inside a broken kingdom.
The world keeps widening.
What begins with court games and a bride competition turns into something much bigger. The later books dig into rebellion, dragon eggs, ancient curses, lost history, and the wreckage left behind after tyrants fall. Hamm keeps the emotional thread close, but there is always a larger fantasy plot moving underneath it. Umbra changes from book to book, and the characters are forced to change with it.
Setting matters a lot here. You get palaces, ruined strongholds, islands tied to dragon history, and a kingdom that never stays stable for long. There is action, but also a fair amount of political tension, grief, and aftermath. This is not a one-book problem with a neat fix. It is a long struggle over who gets to rule, who gets to belong, and what kind of future can be built after years of fear.
If you like dragon romance with a full fantasy arc wrapped around it, this is a good Emma Hamm series to try. It has danger, longing, and high stakes, but it also has the slower work of rebuilding a world once the fire has already started.
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