Now Empress of Hael'stromia, Cahra is supposed to be ruling the three kingdoms.

But Ozumbre is seceding, Kolyath's nobles sow division, and King Thierre of Luminaux is lost to grief. Her only solace is Hael, their bond growing dangerously romantic despite being forbidden.

When Kolyath and Luminaux are attacked by an unknown enemy, Cahra dispatches Hael, leaving her powerless and pining for his dark magicks. Hael never returns, and Wyldaern is granted a vision: Hael, beaten within an inch of his immortality, has been captured.

Cahra must master her own dark magick if she's to save Hael in time...

Amy de la Force is a bi writer of romantasy, and Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize shortlistee. Drawing on her expertise as an ex-Apple copywriter and medieval sword fighter, A Kiss of Hammer and Flame is her debut novel in the Fated for Hael trilogy. Amy is an Aussie expat who lives in London. Connect on X or TikTok at @amydelaforce.

Alexandra Boulton can give you multiple accents from around the world and speak fluent French and Mandarin. Her narrating ranges in genres from YA to romance to crime working on the famous crime author, David Baldacci's Strangers in Time. Alongside her narrating she works as an interpreter, journalist and occasionally a cow milker.

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