A Shadow in the Ember is the first book in the Flesh and Fire series. While the Blood and Ash series focuses on Poppy and Casteel, this prequel shifts the timeline back to the origins of the first Maiden. The story follows (Seraphena Mierel), a woman born with a terrible fate. She is destined to be the Consort of the Primal of Death, Nyktos .

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As tensions rise, Katy finds herself drawn to a mysterious and handsome stranger named Daine, who harbors secrets of his own. Meanwhile, Daedra's dark past threatens to tear them apart, forcing Katy to make difficult choices that will alter the course of her life forever.

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