Firelit Lovers Bargain
Jace Kingsley
Mira Vance runs from her wedding with a thief’s instincts and one secret no one should ever see: a map tattooed into her skin that appears only in firelight. She thinks she’s escaping a cruel bargain—until she stumbles into a dwarven tavern carved into a mountain spine and makes a new one.
Four dwarves offer her sanctuary for a price: help them steal back the Ash Ledger, a contract-relic rumored to bind souls to deals. Garrik Ashfist insists on honor and hard rules. Skarn Dreadbraid breaks both with a grin and a blade. Torm Coinbrand turns danger into strategy—and Mira into his one non-negotiable. Fen Hearthward heals with a gentle touch and lethal precision, as if she’s something worth protecting.
But the mountain listens. The map on Mira’s skin points to a sealed vault, and an enemy moves in the dark, waiting for the next eclipse to force her hand. As desire ignites between all five of them, Mira must decide what love means when it can be weaponized—and whether freedom is a prize you steal… or a vow you choose.
