Amazon Back-of-Book Description
Astrid was once a cleric of the Earth-until her magic stopped listening.
Exiled after a healing spell turns dangerous, Astrid is left with power that surges instead of obeys, answers instead of heals. Cut off from her temple and her god, she sets out in search of control-and the ancient dragon rumored to judge those who dare approach it.
At her side walks Thorne, a half-giant guardian sworn to protection and restraint. Quiet, formidable, and patient to a fault, he is the one place Astrid's magic does not fracture. But proximity carries its own risk. Desire sharpens. Boundaries tighten. And every step Astrid takes leaves consequences written into the land itself.
To master her power, Astrid must face a truth no blessing can erase: control cannot be forced, restraint cannot be hollow, and power that listens will demand honesty in return. The trial beneath the mountain is not a test of strength-but of what she is willing to refuse.
A slow-burn fantasy romance filled with tension, consent, and deliberate restraint, Daughter of Earth and Fire is the first book in an epic series where power is negotiated, intimacy is earned, and love is not denied-but chosen.