Ashes of the Alchemist: When Two Hearts Collide

When a volcano awakens, two broken souls must risk everything—including their hearts.

Nalia Mylaela's hands have always trembled, a constant reminder of her inadequacy as an alchemist's apprentice. Rylan Sameer hasn't flown his dragon in five years, not since his mistake cost three lives and shattered his confidence. They are the last two people who should be trusted to save a city.

Yet when Mount Ignathar stirs from its thousand-year slumber, threatening to bury Thornhaven in ash and fire, an ancient ritual offers the only hope—and it requires both an alchemist and a dragon rider to perform it.

Forced into an uneasy alliance, Nalia and Rylan must journey into the heart of the volcano itself, navigating treacherous lava flows, hostile fire drakes, and the fierce dragons that dwell in the mountain's depths. But the true danger isn't the physical journey—it's the ritual itself, which demands a sacrifice neither of them complete and utter truth.

As they climb higher, the walls between them begin to crumble. Nalia discovers that her trembling hands might be her greatest strength. Rylan learns that true courage isn't fearlessness—it's facing your demons anyway. And somewhere between the ash and the fire, two wounded hearts collide and ignite into something neither dared hope love.

But the ritual's final test will ask them to surrender their deepest secrets, their most painful truths, and possibly their lives. Can love forged in fire be strong enough to calm a mountain's rage? Or will their fears consume them before they get the chance to find out?