The Fury Flame

Rhea Nox has spent her life searching for somewhere she can belong. Born into a people treated as little better than slaves and carrying a power some religions consider blasphemous, Rhea has learned that survival usually comes before acceptance. Her Mana burns hot enough to make her dangerous, but finding a place she can call home may prove harder than surviving the people who fear what she is. Captain Connor commands the infamous Nightmare Maiden, chasing a goal dangerous enough to kill him and hiding secrets behind his copper eyes. He is a brilliant tactician, a ruthless pirate when necessary, and remarkably good at recognizing every threat except the ones closest to him. When Rhea and Connor’s paths collide, neither expects the other to become important. Together, they are drawn into a world of piracy, persecution, ancient magic, political conflict, forgotten history, and forces far older than either of them understands. Erathea has a habit of swallowing those the gods deem unworthy. The question is whether Rhea and Connor can survive long enough to keep it from swallowing them too. Dark fantasy • Pirates • Magic • Action • Romance • Found family • Ancient mythology Before You Read This is a dark fantasy story with graphic violence, gore, profanity, sexual content, discrimination, religious extremism, and other mature themes. Some sexual chapters are marked with a warning label in the chapter, giving readers the option to skip them. The religions, peoples, and cultures in the story are fictional, although some events may resemble real historical or modern injustices. No real animals were harmed in the making of this story. The fictional ones were less fortunate. If you’re underage, this probably isn’t the story for you. You have been warned. Proceed according to your preferred level of emotional