Feather of Fire: a Phoenix-rider Fantasy Romance of Forbidden Bonds, Thief Magic, and a Hidden Heir Saga Book

She’s a gutter-born thief. He’s a legacy warrior bound to kill her. But fate bound their flames together.In the phoenix-rider war academy of Emberkeep, only the noble-born are chosen by flame. The Trials are sacred. The soulbond is rare. And the phoenix chooses once.Kessa Briar never meant to bond one.But when a theft goes wrong and she crashes a stolen airship into the Citadel’s sacred flame sanctum, the impossible happens—she walks out alive, crowned in fire, soulbound to a mythic phoenix no one has seen in centuries.Now every noble at Emberkeep wants her gone—especially Rhaen Valeburn, the ruthless wingleader who thinks a thief like her taints the blood-bound tradition of phoenixkind. What he doesn’t know is that Kessa’s not just some street rat with cursed fire in her veins. She’s the last living heir of the very rebellion that slaughtered his ancestors.He’s her enemy. He’s her rival. He’s her assigned bond partner.And the soulbond burns hotter than either of them can control.But Emberkeep is unraveling. The rebellion never died. And the phoenix didn’t choose Kessa by mistake.🔥 Feather of Fire is Book 3 in the Ashmarked Saga, a dark romantasy series where phoenix riders train inside the bones of a dead fire god. This installment delivers a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, forbidden soulbond tension, a magical combat academy, and a hidden heir storyline drenched in elemental power, betrayal, and fate.For fans of spicy romantasy with broken boys, war girls, magic trials, and beast-bonded obsession.