Magic swords gotta
come from somewhere.

Cozy fantasy with teeth. Found family forged in fire.

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The Series

Phoenix Forge

All those enchanted blades and legendary weapons? Someone's gotta make them.

Fennix Ashborn runs Phoenix Forge, crafting magical items for people who actually deserve them. She deals with nightmare clients, mages who think enchantment matters more than the metal, temple committees designing weapons by bureaucracy, and heroes who want greatswords but have the shoulders of a scribe.

She's snarky, brutally honest, and secretly the kindest person in the room. Takes on apprentices nobody else would. Sees people others don't. Found family accumulates around her forge whether she planned it or not.

Fen — master smith. Collects strays. Has opinions about your sword.

Cal — enchanter, Fen's best friend, three centuries of opinions about everything.

Menace — winged cat. Fifteen pounds of chaos with a three-foot wingspan.

She calls her forge "the dragon." Her name means phoenix. The blade is what happens when they work together.

Fen is working. You could say hello.

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CLANG!

A Phoenix Forge Novel

CLANG! by Ember Ashworth — Fen at the anvil, hammer raised, hammering a glowing blade as a dragon of fire and stone looms behind her.

The first strike on the anvil. Book One of the Phoenix Forge series.

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Paperback lands June 11.

September 2026

Days of Our Guilds

A Phoenix Forge Novel

Book Two of the Phoenix Forge series.

The Smith

About Ember Ashworth

Ember Ashworth writes cozy fantasy about people the world tried to throw away.

She lives in Texas with her family, two dogs, and a winged cat who has not yet arrived but is expected. The forge is always open.

From the Forge

Phoenix Forge wants to know you are real.

Book Two. Cover reveals. Forge dispatches.