Healing Fire

By Emma Perle

*Amazon Fantasy Charts Best Seller *

Born of the forest.
Claimed by a world that could destroy her.

Viola has spent her life healing the creatures of the forest and protecting the magic woven through its roots.
Until the day raiders destroy her sacred home, slaughter her mother, and leave her people on the brink of extinction.
In the ruins, Viola uncovers a devastating truth: she is half-human.
And the twin brother she thought lost forever may still be alive.
Desperate for answers, Viola travels to Belinos, a kingdom ruled ruthless law, and a court where women are forbidden from serving.
To survive, she assumes a false identity.
Working in secret beneath the watchful eye of the fire-wielding Duke of Belinos was never part of her plan.
Neither was wanting him.
Thorsten is dangerous, controlled, and bound by duty to protect his kingdom.
The closer Viola gets to him, the more perilous her deception becomes.
Because if Thorsten discovers who she truly is, he could destroy everything she's fighting to save.
But when threats close in and ancient secrets unravel, Viola must decide who she truly is: daughter of the forest... or heir to a world that was never meant to claim her.

And if the truth comes out, she may lose not only her people-
but the man she never should have loved

Because saving her people may take the one thing she never meant to lose - him.

Perfect for readers who love:
- Forbidden romance
- Hidden identity
- Slow-burn tension
- Magic vs duty

Back Cover:
A long-buried secret could destroy everything and love may prove to be the most dangerous, and potent, magic of all.

Viola is a dryad born of ancient oaks, gifted with the power to draw healing from the trees and fiercely devoted to the hidden world of her forest and the guardian centaurs who protect it. But when vreebuiters - ruthless tree pirates - murder her mother and fell her sacred home, Viola's world is torn apart. In the wreckage, she uncovers a devastating truth: she is half-human, born of a distant land called Spirea, and once had a twin brother who vanished years ago. Determined to uncover what became of him, she refuses to let the past remain buried. And with her home in ruins and her people under threat, Viola journeys to the Belinos River City to beg its protector, Thorsten, the fire-wielding Duke of Belinos, for help.

Yet the kingdom's ancient law stands in her way, and desperate to save her people, Viola takes a risk that draws her deeper into Thorsten's world - and closer to his guarded heart. As threats loom beyond the city walls, attraction flares into something far more perilous. Viola must decide who she truly is and what she is willing to sacrifice for love.

Healing Fire is an addictively enchanting tale of hidden identity and forbidden love, perfect for romantasy readers seeking something a little different.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GSLRH6Z4
• ISBN13: 9798250709118
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"