Feathers and Ash

In a world where fire consumes more than flesh, Mara carries a burden heavier than most could bear: an ember coiled in her chest, a power she cannot fully control, and a debt she cannot escape. Guided by Ash, a crow-bound shadow who teaches her the price of survival, Mara must confront a kingdom built on stolen memory, enslaved lives, and false immortality.

Every act of fire exacts a cost. Every choice leaves a hollow. And when the rebellion begins, Mara learns the truth of power: it does not forgive. Alone, fractured, and haunted by the lives she cannot save, she must walk a path of ash and flame, facing impossible moral choices, devastating loss, and the haunting question—what does it truly mean to survive?

Dark, lyrical, and morally complex, Crow and Flame is a young adult fantasy of grief, resilience, and the fire that shapes who we are… and what we must pay to endure.