Ashes and Starlight
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Two heirs. Two histories. One fractured realm.
In the aftermath of a devastating war between light and flame, peace clings to the realm of Eldryth by a thread of preposed promises.
Lysira, daughter of the fallen Elenari High Priestess, is charged with a sacred duty-lead a small guard to the borders of Draelith territory, where rumors stir of dragons breaking the treaty sealed in blood and moonlight.
Kael, son of the Draelith king who scorched the skies, lives in the shadow of fire and fury, bound by a lineage he did not choose.
When paths cross at the edge of a broken world, old hatreds ignite. But buried beneath ash and ruin, something deeper stirs-a bond neither can explain, and a power that could remake the realm... or shatter it forever.
A tale of war-born heirs, forbidden legacy, and the slow-burning spark between shadow and starlight.
Ashes and Starlight is the first book in the Legacy of Eldryth, an epic fantasy series of mythic magic, dangerous romance, and the cost of carrying a name.
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