Kiss of the Black Flame: A Novel (The Bookbinder's Bargain)

by Scheuerer, Helen · 2026

Order the DELUXE LIMITED EDITION of Kiss of the Black Flame now—only available on the first printing while supplies last! This stunning, collectible hardcover edition features stenciled edges, a hardcover jacket with foil effects, custom-illustrated endpapers, and a foil-stamped case. From the internationally bestselling author of the Legends of Thezmarr series comes an epic romantasy trilogy about a gifted bookbinder and a cursed immortal general bound together by a dangerous magical bargain. Some bargains are sealed with blood. Others with fire. The deadliest are sealed with a kiss... Saige Grayson has always believed stories could heal—even when her own body refuses to. As the most promising bookbinder in the capital, she’s learned to work through chronic pain and crushing debt, restoring other people’s treasures while trying not to fall apart herself. But when the man she owes decides her rare talent is worth more than her payments, Saige is traded to the Azkari—an immortal race forged by the gods for war—and imprisoned in their ancient stronghold. Her only chance of survival lies with Archer, a fallen Azkari general imprisoned beside her—cursed, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. He offers her a way out, and in return, Saige must help him retrieve and restore an ancient book.