A Storm of Fire and Ash

<h4><em>Step into a realm where love burns bright magic cuts deep and shadows are never far behind.</em></h4><p></p><p></p><p class=ql-align-center>I grew up believing I was Mage-just another girl waiting for the gods to gift me power that never came. In Irongate that belief kept me alive. In a realm where Fae Mages and other beings are hated and magic is feared being normal was safer than the truth.</p><p class=ql-align-center></p><p class=ql-align-center><em>But it was all a lie.</em></p><p class=ql-align-center></p><p class=ql-align-center>The day my magic finally awakened everything changed. The life I knew crumbled beneath me and I was thrust into a world of royal secrets dangerous loyalties and power I barely understood. The prince offered safety. His Fae guard offered challenge. I wasn't sure I trusted either of them.</p><p class=ql-align-center></p><p class=ql-align-center>What I did know was that something ancient stirred inside me-something powerful-and angry.</p><p class=ql-align-center>I didn't know what I was or why the magic felt like it had been waiting for me. But I could feel the weight of it humming beneath my skin begging to be unleashed.</p><p class=ql-align-center></p><p class=ql-align-center>And deep down I knew the truth:</p><p class=ql-align-center>If I ever discovered who I truly was... <em>the world would burn for it.</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Author Note:</strong></p><p><em>This story contains violence graphic scenes adult language intimacy and characters who don't always make the healthiest choices (magical or otherwise). It also includes depictions of mental health struggles-such as depression self-destructive thoughts and suicidal ideation-alongside moments of heavy grief trauma and emotional conflict. </em><strong><em>For a complete list of trigger warnings please refer to the beginning of the book available in the free sample download. </em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Tropes:</em></strong></p><ul><li>Grief & healing</li><li>Enemies to lovers</li><li>Slow burn</li><li>Fated Mates</li><li>First kiss → magical explosion</li><li>Dragons</li><li>Elemental Fae Courts</li><li>Training sessions that turn into oops we're pressed against each other</li><li>Possessive</li><li>Obsessed MMC (he falls first)</li><li>Found family vibes</li><li>Imminent war</li><li>Heartbreak</li><li>Magic</li><li>Banter → tension → heat</li><li>Spicy (open door spice)</li><li>MF MM (for a second) MFM</li></ul><p></p>