Kiss of the Black Flame

Helen Scheuerer

Book 1 of The Bookbinder's Bargain

Saige Grayson is a gifted bookbinder in the city of Hanniel who has spent years hiding chronic pain and crushing debt while trying to keep her late mentor's shop afloat. When her debt is sold, she is handed over to the Azkari, an immortal warrior race, and thrown into a cell beside Archer, a fallen general cursed and feared by his own people. Forced to work together to recover and restore a living, dangerous magical book, the two grow steadily closer even as old secrets, a looming enemy, and the strange power awakening in Saige threaten to unravel everything. It's the opening volume of a new epic fantasy romance trilogy built around bargains, captivity, and a slow-burning bond.