CROWN OF ASH AND IRON

She was born with forbidden fire. He was forged to destroy her kind.

In a world where the Sovereign's iron fist has crushed all who wield Solfire - the golden magic of light and creation - Elara Voss has spent seventeen years hiding what she is. Surviving. Keeping her head down in Ward 17, where the collared and the broken are forgotten.

Then the Protectorate comes for her.

Conscripted into the Obsidian Vanguard's brutal training academy, Elara is thrust into a world of war, blood trials, and soldiers bred to kill people exactly like her. And standing at the center of it all is Commander Kaelen Ashford - cold, calculating, and utterly merciless.

He is her enemy. Her superior. The man who could expose her secret with a single glance.

But the battlefield has a way of blurring lines. Every stolen moment, every clash of wills, every time his silver eyes linger a heartbeat too long - Elara feels the war inside her shifting. Because Kaelen isn't just hunting her kind. He's hiding something too.

When a mission behind enemy lines forces them together, the fire between them becomes impossible to deny. But in a world built on lies, trust is a luxury neither can afford - and the truth about what Elara really is could burn them both to ash.

Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and From Blood and Ash.

Crown of Ash and Iron is a scorching enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy romance with a fierce heroine, a morally gray commander, forbidden magic, and a slow burn that ignites. Book One of The Obsidian Vanguard series.