by stubbs
The Last Ember Elira's eighteenth birthday awakens a power she never knew she carried. A pendant burns hot against her skin. A village burns behind her. And a stranger with ancient eyes tells her the truth: she is the last heir of Renfrew, a bloodline thought extinct. But power is not freedom. It is a chain wrapped in different hands. Elira must learn to use magic that answers only to her will, navigate a bond she never chose, and survive a hunt by forces that want to control what she carries. She must discover what it means to stand beside others without surrendering herself to them. And somewhere beneath a mountain, a dragon waits—imprisoned for a hundred and forty years, his fire slowly being drained by a system designed to break him. The Last Ember is a story about power without possession, bonds without ownership, and what it means to choose yourself when the entire world is trying to decide who you should become. Book One: Freedom — Elira awakens to her bloodline and frees a dragon from magical imprisonment. Book Two: The Northern Bargain — Elira and Vaelgareth renew the Pact and learn what it means to choose connection. Book Three: The Choice of Fire — Elira inherits her kingdom and defeats the system that tried to control her.
