Order of the Ember

In Whispers of the Elixir, you'll find the imperial intrigue of The Bone Shard Daughter, the lush worldbuilding of The Grace of Kings, and the emotional resonance of The Sword of Kaigen. A matriarchal empire. A princess with forbidden magic. A mother who would kill to protect her own legacy. As daughter and heir to the Min empire, Tori has spent her life beneath the iron will of her mother, Empress Zinchen-a sovereign determined to shape the world in her own image. But Tori has been hiding two secrets: the weight of a tragedy no title can absolve, and a forbidden elemental power tied to the world's mythic past. If Zinchen discovers the truth, it will cost Tori her life. Haunted by this threat, Tori ventures into the hidden lands-an ancient world of ghost-flowers, sentient forests, and immortals from a half-remembered age. But magic here is neither blessing nor curse-it is a reflection, a test, a force that shapes as much as it destroys. And as her trials progress, Tori is stripped of certainty and pride. To survive her mother's ambition, Tori must use what she learns to suppress the magic that could doom her-but in doing so, she risks losing the very future she was born to inherit. Whispers of the Elixir begins the Order of the Ember series-an elegant, character-driven epic of legacy, sacrifice, and the strength of a princess destined to rise from the shadows and claim her place in legend.