Paranormal Romance — slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads.Runaway bride. Fated mates. A hidden court of flame. When her sister is kidnapped by a power-hungry fire elemental, a pragmatic London seamstress must infiltrate a secret world and strike a dangerous bargain with its brooding general—who believes she is a traitor. A fated-mates paranormal romance of small-town secrets and an enemy who claimed her heart.London seamstress Elara Whitmore has spent her life hiding from magic, burying her seamstress skills in the quiet routines of her small-town shop. But when her sister is snatched by a blazing shadow, Elara is thrust into a hidden court of flame, where fire elementals rule and humans are prey. The only way to save her sister is to ally with the court's most feared commander: General Kael Thorne, a warrior with molten eyes and a past as scorched as his power. Kael has spent centuries guarding the court's secrets and hunting down the family he blames for a devastating betrayal. When Elara arrives, he sees only a spy—a woman who wears lies like her own hand-stitched gowns. But the moment their hands touch, the bond ignites: a fated-mates link that neither can deny. Now Elara must convince Kael she is not a traitor, even as her own magic begins to rise—dangerous, forbidden, and tied to the very enemy who holds her sister captive.Tropes: fated mates, enemies-to-lovers, one bed, hidden identity, small-town secrets, runaway bride, possessive hero, touch-her-and-die, forced proximity.THE EMBERKIN CHRONICLES book one. Fans of Sarah J. Maas, Scarlett St. Clair, and Jennifer L. Armentrout will burn through this steamy, action-packed paranormal romance.Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.