Thorns of Ash: Fate Bound Them.Darkness Made Them Dangerous.

She stole from the Demon Court.The curse followed her home.Azara Thorn was born carrying magic the Court would kill to control. Freedom has already cost her blood, exile, and every illusion of safety. Then a stolen relic awakens the curse beneath her skin, and the Vale begins to remember her name.Darian Ashclaw is the wolf sent to bring her back alive.Bound by duty, scarred by betrayal, and hunted by the same darkness he serves, Darian has one chance to save what remains of his family. Deliver the witch to the Court, or watch everything he loves fall into ruin.Azara refuses to become another weapon in someone else's war.Darian refuses to return empty-handed.When their paths collide, forbidden magic lashes them together. Hatred turns to hunger. Every touch feeds a bond fierce enough to defy kings, shatter ancient vows, and awaken something buried beneath the Vale.Now the Demon Court is closing in. A kingdom is preparing for war. The power inside Azara is growing harder to contain, and Darian may be the only man strong enough to stand beside her when it breaks free.The Court wants a weapon.The Vale demands a sacrifice.Darian wants the one woman fate placed beyond his reach.If they master the bond burning between them, they could destroy the curse that has hunted them both.If they fail, the Vale will burn with them.Thorns of Ash is Book One of The Vale Series, a dark enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance filled with wolf shifters, forbidden magic, slow-burning desire, brutal choices, and a heroine who refuses to kneel.