Born of Ashes
Empyrean Book 2
It’s time for Arathusa to leave the nest—and the reason is wrapped in one very hot, very reclusive grizzly shifter.
Harpy heroine ✦ Grizzly shifter ✦ Reclusive hero ✦
Royal mystery ✦ Quest romance ✦ Magical creatures
A steamy fantasy romance with a sheltered but determined harpy heroine, a reclusive grizzly shifter, royal-family intrigue, creature danger, and a complete HEA.
Vibe
Adventurous, magical, playful, steamy, and mystery-forward.
Perfect For Fans Of
Shifter romance, questing couples, sheltered heroines finding their power, magical creatures, and continuing fantasy worlds.
Expect
A harpy heroine, a grizzly shifter recluse, identity mysteries, royal intrigue, yetis, dragons, steam, and an HEA.
Blurb
It’s time to leave the nest.
Arathusa knew this day would come. She just didn’t realize the reason to leave her sheltered life in the harpy colony would be wrapped in the body of a very hot grizzly shifter who has spent the last century as a recluse.
She has two missions. Tasked with solving a disappearance for the royal family, she also desperately wants to solve the mystery surrounding her own identity—and her legacy.
Neither will be easy.
Dodging a yeti, fending off an eagle shifter who would like her to disappear, and battling crazy dragons, all while navigating the world of men—this will be complicated.
Enter Empyrean, a realm with magic, adventure, steamy passion, contrary pixies, supernatural beings, mail-delivering weasels, smart, sassy heroines, and sexy heroes in tight pants.
Each book can be read separately, though the story of Empyrean continues through the series. No cheating, and the couple gets its happily ever after by the end of the book.
The Empyrean Realm
Empyrean mixes portal-fantasy scale with supernatural creatures, royal politics, strange errands, and a found-family cast.
Each book resolves its central couple while the larger mystery and conflict continue across the realm.
Born of Ashes is Book 2 and follows the events of Brimstone Born.
Good for readers who want:
- A sheltered harpy heroine leaving home.
- A hot, reclusive grizzly shifter.
- Royal mysteries and identity secrets.
- Yetis, eagle shifters, dragons, pixies, and magical weirdness.
- A complete romance inside a continuing fantasy series.
Maybe skip if:
- You want to avoid shifter or creature-heavy fantasy.
- Continuing realm politics are not a fit.
- Fantasy peril, kidnapping threats, or violence are not a fit.
More About This Book
Tropes & Reader Expectations
Harpy heroine; grizzly shifter hero; sheltered heroine; reclusive protector; royal-family mission; identity mystery; quest romance; magical creatures; steamy fantasy romance; guaranteed HEA.
Content Notes
Fantasy violence and peril; disappearance and kidnapping themes; creature attacks; explicit sexual content.
Full content warnings can be found here.
Reading Order
Born of Ashes is Empyrean Book 2. The central romance resolves, but the realm story is best experienced after Brimstone Born.
Book Details
Publication date: May 14, 2019
Format: Ebook, Paperback
Language: English
Print length: 207 pages
ASIN: B07RLMSQKM
Main Characters
Arathusa: A sheltered but determined harpy who leaves her colony to solve a royal disappearance and the mystery of her own identity.
Adam: A powerful grizzly shifter who has spent a century as a recluse before Arathusa’s mission draws him back into the world.
FAQ
Can I start with Born of Ashes?
The central romance resolves, but the continuing realm story lands best after Brimstone Born.
Is the heroine a harpy?
Yes. Arathusa was raised in a sheltered harpy colony and is confronting the wider world for the first time.
Is the hero a bear shifter?
Yes. Adam is a grizzly shifter who has lived as a recluse for a century.
Does Born of Ashes have an HEA?
Yes. The central couple receives a happily ever after.
How spicy is Born of Ashes?
sex that waved goodbye to vanilla a few miles back; check content warnings for book-specific details.
*Reader-facing notes are used until clean review excerpts are available.