The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

A chocolate-filled, girl-powered fantasy with a heroine who learns what it means to be a strong, fearsome human (and dragon).

Aventurine is a brave young dragon ready to explore the world outside of her family's mountain cave...if only they'd let her leave it. She's determined to prove herself by capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human. But when that human tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, she's transformed into a puny human without any sharp teeth, fire breath, or claws. But she's still the fiercest creature in these mountains - and now she's found her true passion: chocolate. All she has to do is get to the human city to find herself an apprenticeship (whatever that is) in a chocolate house (which sounds delicious), and she'll be conquering new territory in no time...won't she?

A classic fantasy with terrific girl power, perfect for fans of Shannon Hale and Jessica Day George.

Explore our curated pairings below to create your own cozy moment and bring this story to life.
Hardcover
$20
Paperback
$12
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The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

This title is not currently available for purchase at The Cozy Lantern Archive, but you can still check out our hand selected cozy pairings below.

The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

This title is not currently available for purchase at The Cozy Lantern Archive, but you can still check out our hand selected cozy pairings below.

Cozy Pairings

Each pairing is chosen to create a cozy moment where scent, story, and craft come together.
Brown Sugar Cinnamon

Brown Sugar Cinnamon is a warm, bakery-inspired fragrance that wraps you in the comforting sweetness of brown sugar and melted butter, gently spiced with cinnamon. Rich and inviting, this scent evokes the feeling of something freshly baked lingering in the air, soft and golden with just a touch of indulgence. Smooth and well balanced, it brings a sense of warmth and familiarity to any space, creating a cozy atmosphere that feels both nostalgic and comforting.

Why we chose this: Aventurine is a dragon who got tricked into drinking enchanted hot chocolate and transformed into a human girl, and now her one burning ambition is to find her way to a chocolate house and become an apprentice. Brown Sugar Cinnamon is the candle for a story this warm and sweet and driven by the pure joy of discovering something delicious and deciding it is your purpose. It is the candle for every book in this series. Light this candle as Aventurine storms into the human city with all the confidence of a dragon and none of the claws, and let the golden sweetness of brown sugar and butter fill the room like a chocolate house on a day when everything smells like exactly what you were always meant to find.

Ceramic pairings coming soon!