Paranormal Romance — slow burn romance, happily ever after, swoony romance reads.Fire meets thorn. Grumpy-sunshine second chance. A bond-magic that could destroy them both. When fire-kingdom diplomat Elara returns to the Ashen Courts, she expects cold shoulders and political traps. What she doesn't expect is Prince Kael—the man who once broke her heart—now holding her sister's life in his father's dungeon. The king demands peace negotiations. Elara demands her sister back. Kael offers a deal: help him secure the treaty, and he'll free her family. But every stolen glance reignites their forbidden bond-magic, a power that could get them both executed. The complication: Kael's father suspects Elara is more than a diplomat. The impossible choice: trust the prince who betrayed her once, or watch her sister burn. A fire-meets-thorn romance with forced proximity, hidden magic, and a second chance that might cost everything. The Ashen Courts series continues with A Crown of Ash and Bone.A fire-kingdom diplomat, hiding a forbidden bond-magic, must negotiate peace with a thorn-kingdom prince whose own father holds her younger sister hostage—and the only way to save her sister is to trust the enemy who betrayed her first. A paranormal romance for readers who love slow burn romance and happily ever after. Swoony romance reads — readable, propulsive, and hard to put down. Sorcha’s younger sister Lorna is held hostage in Marren Vex’s dungeon; if Sorcha fails the peace negotiations, Marren will execute Lorna publicly as a message. Lorna is the only family Sorcha has left, and losing her would shatter Sorcha’s will to live.Perfect for readers who love **Harley Laroux** and **Liv Zander**.