Title: Iron and Embers
Series: Ashes of Thezmarr #1
Author: Helen Scheuerer
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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?
Have I read the original series?
No.
Will I?
You bet I will – I bought book 1 and it has arrived!
Wren, a Princess to a fallen kingdom, finds herself in a place she always wanted to be, Drevenor Academy……to become an Alchemist.
‘I swear fealty, until the academy releases me, or until death claims me.’
Her guard is Warsword, Torj. They already know each other from the past and they both suffer from a curse of sorts. They also aren’t on the friendliest of terms….and there’s also a band of loyalists who want the Royals gone…….and this is our story.
Oh this book was AMAZING. Just everything! The characters, the setting, the world, the plot, the tension, the chemistry, the schexy times, the side characters, the drama, the grip factor, the brilliant writing style. It’s got it all!
I know I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time – and of course I’ll be looking for a release date of the next book!
Let me just say that this is a new-to-me author….and I have been missing out! Don’t let this be you – read this!!
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