In a world forged by fire, love is the most dangerous force of all. Every seven years, the Ember Rite demands its price: the dragon bloodlines must mate-or the land itself will rise in catastrophic fury and erase entire clans in flame. Survival is not a choice. It is a command written in ash and molten stone. Kael Draven is a warlord born of the inferno-unyielding, ruthless, and utterly alone by design. He refuses the Rite's chains, determined to face fate on his own terms, even if defiance means annihilation. Power has always obeyed him. Love never will. Rhea Voss was never meant to stand among titans. Quiet, calculating, and hiding a volatile secret, she carries a rare and terrifying gift-the power of an Ember Bearer, an ancient force capable of reshaping the world... or destroying it. If discovered, she will become either a weapon or a sacrifice. When the Ember Rite draws them into the heart of a living volcano, instinct ignites something neither can control. Their connection is primal, violent, and utterly forbidden-an attraction as inevitable as eruption. Bound by fire, threatened by prophecy, and hunted by rival clans, Kael and Rhea must decide whether surrendering to each other will save their world-or doom it. Because some bonds are not forged by choice. They are claimed by flame. Ashen Ember is a dark fantasy romance filled with dragon bloodlines, fated mates, dangerous power, and a love that burns hotter than the world itself.