Ash & Starlight : A Cozy Sci-Fi Fantasy Romance: Mortal/Immortal Mates, Alien Grief Found Family (Resh’ka Book 5)

He had centuries. She had however many days. He carved her young on the wall, then kissed every wrinkle anyway. When surveyor Elara Voss touches the chest of a stone-sleeping gargoyle, she wakes more than an alien warden. She wakes a 900-year-old heart that's forgotten how to beat. Rykarth of the Bellows was supposed to end. Instead, he vows: To End Together. But gargoyles live millennia. Humans don't. Ash & Starlight is a cozy sci-fi fantasy romance about mortal/immortal mates, alien grief, and the kind of love that chooses to stay - even when always has an end. Tropes: Fated Mates - Found Family - Alien Pregnancy [if Ash arc counts] - Slow Burn - Age Gap - Bittersweet HEA - Gargoyle Hero - Grief & Healing Resh'ka Book 5. Can be read as a standalone, but best after Obsidian Tides. For readers who enjoy the style and themes found in works by Ruby Dixon, Ursa Dax and anyone who believes the best romances should hurt a little.