We are both honored and thrilled to present the cover of Iron & Embers, the first book in a brand new trilogy The Ashes of Thezmarr by Helen Scheuerer!
Iron & Embers (The Ashes of Thezmarr Book One)
Expected Publication Date: January 28, 2025 (USA, CA, ANZ), February 6, 2025 (UK)
Genre: Epic Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Alchemy (US/CA), Tor Bramble (UK), Pan Macmillan (ANZ)
Page Count: Approx 600
Formats: ebook, paperback, hardcover (audio TBC)
Audience: Suitable for adults (18+)
Tropes:
- Bodyguard Academy
- Forced proximity
- Hairpin to the throat
- Found family
- Brooding hero
- Touch her and d!e
“You look like you’re going to kiss me,” she said, her own eyes hooded, her body singing out for his touch.
“You look like you’d enjoy it.”
Alchemist. Poisoner. Storm wielder.
Wren Embervale, alchemist-turned-assassin, finds solace in only one thing: seeking vengeance for the death of her friends. The wars of the past may be over, but her thirst for revenge is far from quenched.
For years, she has been content with her poisons and potions for company, but when an unknown form of alchemy is used to attack a king of the midrealms, Wren’s time in the shadows comes to an end.
She’s offered a place at the ancient alchemy academy of Drevenor to find a cure to the dark magic threatening the kingdoms. To win her spot, she must conquer the Gauntlet, a grueling series of deadly trials that could cost her sanity, or her life.
More is at play than sabotage from fellow competitors. Magic wielders are being targeted and Wren becomes tangled in a dangerous web of deception and bloodshed that puts the entire realm at risk.
But the biggest threat of all might come from the man assigned to protect her —Torj Elderbrock, the silver-haired war hero who has hated her since she assassinated his last charge.
Their shared history ignites a simmering tension that threatens to consume them both.
Peace is fragile, trust is scarce and enemies lurk around every corner… Will love heal all wounds—or will it be the most lethal poison of all?
Iron & Embers is the breathtaking first instalment in the epic fantasy romance series, The Ashes of Thezmarr. With its lush world-building, sizzling chemistry, and heart-pounding action it’s perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, Throne of Glass, and The Bridge Kingdom.
Steam Level:
Scorching (based on the RFS Scale for “Romantic interactions, kissing, making out; detailed and/or longer on page sex scenes [includes four-letter anatomical terms])
Content Warnings:
Violence, death, gore, torture PTSD
Domestic abuse (past references) References to victims of abuse Mentions of suicide
References to dementia
Explicit sex scenes
Comparative Books – “If you liked this than…”
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
From Blood & Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
King of Battle & Blood by Scarlett St Clair.
An Heir Comes to Rise by Chloe C. Peñaranda
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