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Thrown to the Fire

by Kylie Schmidt

A hidden elemental world enters Ella’s life

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A hidden elemental world enters Ella’s life

Ella has grown up as a civilian, unaware of the Senanes and the elemental powers tied to the four Stars. Her meeting with Lena and her family’s adoption of a cat precede a revelation that unsettles the life she knows. Set in an urban fantasy world, the novel connects Ella’s concealed origins with questions of identity, secrecy, and the rules that govern Senane life. Its romance is queer, with forbidden feelings forming part of a larger journey into a world Ella must learn to navigate.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in queer romance and fantasy.
  • Fans of stories about hidden magical worlds and elemental powers.
  • Readers seeking adult fiction with nonbinary and genderqueer LGBTQ+ representation.

Themes

Queer romanceElemental fantasyIdentity and belongingSecrets and protectionRules and independence

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Book overview

All of humanity was created under the four Stars. These Stars created the world and used their powers to create life, including civilians (those without elemental powers) and Senanes (those with elemental powers). Senanes were gifted the powers by the Star they were born under: Air, Earth, Fire, or Water. Ella was born into the Senane world but whisked out of it at age six for her safety, as she was blessed by the Stars in more ways than one. She required protection from those who wished her harm and that meant hiding her where no one would look.Fast forward fifteen years, and Ella is a civilian with no knowledge of the Stars or Senanes. On the first day of summer, Ella meets a cute girl, Lena, and her parents adopt a cat, Char. She doesn't know it at the time, but those two events are connected and not by fate's design. Everything seems to be going well, until Canada Day comes around, and Ella learns that Lena is not who she says, or what she says.Thrown to the Fire is an urban queer fantasy journey of forbidden feelings, aversions to following the rules, learning a new way of life, and enough secrets to make Ella's head spin.
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