The Frost Witch (The Covenants of Velora Book 1) - Emberly Ash

I died alone in a frostbitten forest. It was not heroic. I did not die defending an innocent or hunting to feed my loved ones. I died because I was foolish and cowardly. I died running away. And that would have been the end of my story. Until the witches found me and made me one of their own.

Cast out by her coven three hundred years after her resurrection, Koryn is dying—her magic fading without their power to sustain her. Her only chance at redemption is a desperate bid to conquer the Seven Gates, the divine trials set by the gods who long ago cursed Velora. If she fails, the continent will fall. And so will she.

Bound against her will to Garrick the Red, a ruthless bounty hunter with secrets that could shatter her, Koryn wants nothing more than to stand alone. But when a young dragon claims her as its familiar, and ghosts from her past demand her loyalty, Koryn’s path twists toward an impossible choice: her coven, her love, her dragon—or her soul.

Author Information:

Emberly Ash stole her first romance novel off her mom's bookshelf at the age of ten and never looked back. The author of 12 romance books under her first pen name, Emberly craved something darker and steamier--enter the world of fantasy romance. Her books are dark, twisty, and not for the faint of heart. In the real world, she manages a fire-breathing four-year-old and a grumpy mage of a husband. But you'll most often find her in her hot-pink writing cave, dreaming up your next book boyfriend. Spoiler alert: he's fae.