{"product_id":"ashes-of-yulefire","title":"Ashes of Yulefire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShe was promised to another.\u003cbr\u003eHe’s the cursed alpha the fire refuses to forget.\u003cbr\u003eOne ritual and the sacred flame chooses a forbidden mate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaela Sørensen has spent her life perfecting ritual law. As a half-witch, half-omega scholar, she believes every prophecy has an order, every ceremony a purpose. Yulefire is supposed to be simple: kneel, bond with the Pack-approved alpha, secure political peace, and bury the strange pull she’s felt since childhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut on the longest night of the year, with bonfires roaring and the valley chanting its ancient rites, the flames shift. Snarl. Choose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the exiled fire-wielder she’s been taught to fear storms out of the snow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRune Thorsen was once the Yulefire Guardian—until the sacred flame died under his watch, branding him cursed, dangerous, unmarriable. Now scarred, half-feral, and shackled to a fire-magic tied to his rut, he’s spent years in self-imposed exile. But when the Winter Mother’s flame summons him back, he cannot resist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot when the magic drags him straight to Maela.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot when the fire parts around her like a bowing god.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaving her means invoking the oldest, most dangerous law: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eif the sacred flame names a mate, the bond is unbreakable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaiming her without her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ewilling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e choice could burn them both alive.\u003cbr\u003eBut letting her go may end the valley’s last hope for warmth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Maela is swept into Rune’s ruined mountain keep, ritual order falls apart. Her witchlight reacts to his curse. Her body responds to a heat she cannot control. And every time she resists him, the Yulefire itself erupts—demanding she face a truth she never prepared for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe fire doesn’t just want a guardian.\u003cbr\u003eIt wants an omega who will choose him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs blizzards trap them in close quarters, desire ignites into ritual heat, forbidden seduction, and a bond the pack will do anything to break. To survive the curse, Maela and Rune must stand together in the heart of the sacred flame… and decide whether love can burn hotter than fate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for readers who crave:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEnemies-to-lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with ritual heat and forced proximity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCursed alphas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with feral devotion and dangerous power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHalf-witch, half-omega heroines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e who refuse to bend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorse-Celtic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewinter mythology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, sacred rites, and pack politics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaiming bites, anchor-magic bonds, and firelit seduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark holiday romance with ancient gods and scorching stakes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStandalone in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCursed Yule Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ash Jade","offers":[{"title":"Ebook (KU)","offer_id":50490839990576,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4157\/5472\/files\/GothicWinter_Book2_Cover.jpg?v=1767493291","url":"https:\/\/www.ashjadeauthor.com\/products\/ashes-of-yulefire","provider":"Ash Jade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}