Fireborn

Ava Malovich has built her life on control.

A doctoral candidate in mythology, she studies ancient fire legends from the safety of lecture halls and archives—never suspecting that the stories she teaches are written into her own blood. But when strange dreams begin to bleed into waking life, symbols burn beneath her skin, and a long-forgotten pendant starts to glow, Ava is forced to confront a truth no research can explain:

She is Fireborn.

Hunted by forces that have waited decades for her awakening, Ava is drawn into a hidden world of ancient magic, cult devotion, and living flame. Her only guide is Marcus—an immortal guardian bound by oath and guilt, who has watched her from the shadows since the night her mother died in fire and ash. He is dangerous. Relentless. And sworn to protect her at any cost—even from himself.

As Ava’s power grows, so does the pull between them. But fire demands a price, and some bonds were never meant to be tested by desire. With enemies closing in and the past rising to claim what it never forgot, Ava must decide what she is willing to burn—and what she will fight to become.

Fireborn is a dark fantasy romance of inherited power, forbidden bonds, and slow-burning magic, where love is dangerous, memory is alive, and survival means choosing your own flame.