In a world where magic is bound to bloodlines, Elysia Dain is the last of the Phoenixborn-a rare being whose touch can ignite or heal, whose fire is both a gift and a curse. Hidden her entire life to keep her out of the hands of warring kingdoms, she is betrayed and sold to the infamous Pleasure Court of Veylith, where the most powerful elites seek to control those with magic.
But Elysia refuses to be anyone's prisoner.
At her auction, she catches the eye of Prince Kael Rhyos, the feared Shadow Heir of the Draven Empire. Cursed so that his very touch brings agony to others, Kael has spent his life untouchable-until Elysia. When their skin meets, fire and shadow entwine, igniting something forbidden and impossible between them.
Kael claims her, intending to use her as a pawn in the dangerous game of courtly power, but their growing attraction becomes a dangerous temptation. As they navigate a world of betrayals, assassins, and forbidden desire, they uncover a prophecy that binds them together: Fire and Shadow, together, will either save or destroy the world.
With enemies closing in and war on the horizon, Elysia and Kael must decide-will they fight their fate, or will they surrender to the fire between them?