Lady of Embers by Melissa K. Roehrich (Paperback)

Scarlett Aditya rises from ruin determined to burn her enemies to the ground. Once a girl bound by shadows, now a queen fuelled by fury, she walks through the wreckage of betrayal with only one mission left: make them pay. The one who stole the light from her life will fall first, but the others will follow. Her wrath is patient, sharp, and unstoppable. She will not rest until every debt is paid.

Talwyn Semiria knows that Scarlett will come for her. She accepts it. Few wounds cut deeper than betrayal, and theirs runs through blood and history. Talwyn holds a secret that could turn the tide in a war yet to reach full blaze. She guards it with her life, but when the moment comes to face judgment, she must decide if her sacrifice will balance the scale. And whether the truth is enough.

Far from them, King Callan Solgard seeks what remains of his future. A hidden kingdom behind ancient wards may hold the key to reclaiming his throne. Yet power has never been free. Callan questions whether he still wants the crown, and what further cost may be asked of him. Hope flickers, fragile as an ember, as nightmares old and new threaten to pull him back into shadow.

War gathers. Secrets strain. The fire begins.