A Shadow in the Ember Series: Flesh and Fire #1 Published by Blue Box Press on October 19, 2021
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Paranormal / Vampires
Pages: 390
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns with book one of the all-new, compelling Flesh and Fire series—set in the beloved Blood and Ash world.
Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.
However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot.
Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. A monster. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice. Either way, her life is forfeit—it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.
Review:
JLA gifted us with a badass hero and heroine, action, angst, humor, betrayal, intense emotion, violence, sex, perfect pacing, beautiful world-building, twists and turns, brilliant writing, and baby. Freaking. Draken., what more could we ask for?! I am always a bit suspicious when we read an intertwined story. Will it stand up to what I already read? I loved discovering how this story connected to the one we already know and love. It was so much fun to try to connect the dots as I read. I hear the whole story, even across two series.
I’ve got to get back and finish the first series. I think JLA does great at branching off from one series and still capturing you, at least that’s how it has been from the YA books of hers that I’ve read. Thanks for sharing!