Cozy fantasy with teeth. Found family forged in fire.
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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.
Summer 2026
A Phoenix Forge Novel
The first strike on the anvil. Book One of the Phoenix Forge series.
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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.
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