BlackFyre Shattered Shards - Book I of the BlackFyre Cycle

Branwen has survived for centuries by following two rules: never let anyone get too close, and leave before they notice she never gets older.

In fog-shrouded San Francisco, she almost manages to pretend she is ordinary. She goes to school. Keeps her secrets. Tries not to listen when the ancient, sentient fire bound to her blood whispers from beneath her ribs. And despite every instinct telling her not to, she lets Daphne—the stubborn, warmhearted girl who sees far too much—matter.

Then assassins find her.

When the Wayfairer, the ancient relic tied to Branwen and her power, shatters, nine pieces vanish into hidden currents between the mortal and fae worlds. Three Garnet. Three Amethyst. Three Aventurine. Each shard must be found before Branwen's half-sister, the ruthless Goblyn Princess, can claim it—and use what Branwen carries for purposes of her own.

Running is no longer enough.

With Bram, the centuries-worn knight who has protected her since childhood; Elaine, Daphne's fiercely protective mother, whose maps begin revealing roads no human should be able to see; and Daphne, who refuses to abandon her no matter how dangerous Branwen becomes, Branwen follows the scattered shards from California's haunted coast to the wilds of Scotland and into ancient places beneath the fae realms.

But the monsters hunting her are only part of the danger.

BlackFyre is awake.

It speaks to Branwen. Tempts her. Protects her. Knows her anger, her fear, and every person she would burn the world to save. And with every shard recovered, Branwen must rely more deeply on the very power she has spent centuries trying to contain.

Because BlackFyre does not want to be controlled.

It wants to be chosen.

And somewhere beyond the mortal roads, old courts are stirring, buried loyalties are breaking, and a crown Branwen never wanted is waiting for an heir who was never meant to be harmless.

BLACKFYRE: SHATTERED SHARDS is an adult dark urban fantasy blending Gothic horror, Celtic and fae mythology, psychological horror, a sapphic slow-burn, dangerous old courts, and an ancient sentient flame with a voice of its own.