Burn of the Everflame

Kindred's Curse #4

by Penn Cole

War has overtaken Emarion. In the north, Ophiucae and his army of bloodthirsty mortals seek to eradicate all Descended from the continent. In the south, the Guardians of the Everflame lie in wait, plotting a rebellion generations overdue.

In Lumnos, Realm of Light and Shadow, the Crowns are gathering. Caught between two deadly foes, they must form an unlikely alliance to save their people.

But the Crowns have a secret—and a heart without its mate will burn the world down to fulfill its fate.

Hatred reigns. Hope seems lost. With the future in darkness, can a flame emerge to bring the light?

Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, Romance, Fantasy Romance, Fiction, Magic, Dragons

550 pages, Hardcover

About the author

While my life has taken me through a lot of ups and downs, my love for reading and writing has forever been my true north. I’ve been writing stories since my childhood, filling mountains of notebooks with wild worlds and angsty romances. After a detour as an attorney and small business owner, I am thrilled to finally be pursuing my lifelong dream of becoming an author.

Though I’m a Texas girl born and bred, I currently live in France with my husband, where I can usually be found drinking far too much wine and eating far, far too many pastries.

Reviews

[✨sofia✨]

Edit: WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE
July 2026 is a long way to go 😭😭
Or not ig idk anymore help 😖

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NO WAY YOU LEFT ME ON THAT CLIFFHANGER, MS MA’AM

This better eat and leave zero crumbs!!

[kendall]

my bad yall i thought the release date got announced and it was a SPECIAL EDITION 😭😭😭

possibly my most anticipated book of the year i apologize in advance for the person i will become when this book comes out

[♥︎ Heather ⚔ (New House-Hiatus)]

I can no longer edit my original review of this book...25 years later... we have another release date. July 2026.

[Mbhabibti]

Waiting (somewhat) patiently for the release date!

[Alexandria Capp]

Well, I accidentally burned through the first three and now I suppose I will humbly wait for the fourth!

[Jo]

I feel so duped. I wasn’t aware of the crazy delay and started reading the series recently, incorrectly assuming because it had started years ago that it would be finished by now. What an epic disappointment. Lesson learned. I’ll never start a series again without checking the status because it’s such a let down not even having a date to look forward to.

[Shelynn Curry]

“Desire is a pathetic word for what I feel for you. I require you.” - me to this book

[évieane]

ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ What do you mean the release date for this is set for July 14, 2026???? 😭😭😭
ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ On the other hand, I hope this means it will go through very good editorial checks before being published so that I won't have to suffer through 1000+ pages of very little events that will leave my brain scarred (Heat of the Everflame I am talking about you)

[Nino · Rating 3 out of 5]

The release date is undetermined. Why did i pick up this series again?

[cali]

PENN COLE PLEASE RELEASE THIS BOOK I NEED IT TO LIVE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would befriend Ignios, swear a blood oath, and suffer through tea time with Auralie willingly just to get my hands on book 4. At this point, Diem isn't the only one losing her grip on reality.

[Charity (Booktrovert Reader)]

It is painful to be patient for this be published. Someday. Someday

[shotsofbrandy ✨]

11/19/25: STILL. MAD.

8/14/25: I had a thought this morning, what if Penn Cole plays us and pushes the date back even further??? THEN WHAT DO WE DO?

7/26/25: I can’t go a whole month without thinking about how we got utterly fucked over by this release date. Penn Cole, I hope you know that I will never, never, never trust you, again. Once this series is complete, I’m done ✅

6/7/25: 6 months later and I still can’t believe this shit. It better be worth the wait.

5/16/25: I am on the verge of going to a rage room because this damn release date still pisses me off.

4/30/25: Here again to show I’m still livid over this release day.

3/18/25: Still fucking furious over the release date. Like I need the author to come out and say this is a joke.

2/5/25: JULY OF 2026??? Nah. Nope. You are actually fucking kidding me. I’m going to go fist fight the air.

1/11/25: If we don’t get a damn update, then I’m burning the world to the ground with my own Everflame.

When you can’t finish the 3rd book of the series because you have no idea when the 4th book will be released <<<<

[Arleen · Rating 1 out of 5]

I honestly hope that the end of this book stays the way it is. It's amazing how the female lead has managed to take away any and all appeal and personality from the male lead and anyone she interacts with. Her inability to listen and jump to conclusions really reached it peak of nonsense at this point that she really shouldn't be in any position of power. If this series continues and she somehow ends up ruling ..... it's all doomed. The fantastic world building and all the amazing side characters can't save this series now.

[mmmmm · Rating 1 out of 5]

insane cliffhanger on book 3, then penn pushed the release date back by 2 YEARS after establishing a release date. maybe they have writers block? but establishing a release date the blue balling is a sucky thing to get from an author, ESPECIALLY if it’s 2 years??? (i started the series so i could read book 4 when it was released, i timed everything! the they went back on their word) i like their writing but 2 years is insane! i’m afraid i wont like the 4th book now that the author has done this tbh, its a turn off!

[Meagan✨]

I need this book immediately….like, yesterday. PLEASE, I’m begging 😭📚

But why is it only 550 pages?? Be serious. This story deserves at least 1,000 pages of emotional damage and plot perfection 🧐

rMy Ratings for The Everflame Series-
Spark- 4.25 Stars
Glow- 5 Stars
Heat- 5 Stars

[Noi (in & out)]

Moving this to my 'remind me next year' shelf because unless it's out, I don't want to think about it.

[Mackenna Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don’t mistake the pain of change for failure

[Nenope]

To everyone on Bookstagram praising and recommending this series and not mentioning the delayed release of Book 4: Fuck you

[S · Rating 1 out of 5]

Listen, I get creating content is hard. Except she was able to write 3 chapters years ago but now it’s taking forever? Also the first three books were all released within the same year so something sketchy is going on outside of having a marketer. Lastly, on April 1, 2024 she posted a fake release date for like early 2027 or something and essentially said omg totally kidding I know I’ve pushed it a few months to end of 2024 but of course 2027 is a joke I wouldn’t take years…so that it actually is taking that long when she originally joked how that would never happen is insane.

[Kiara Brinkley · Rating 3 out of 5]

to the person who recommended this series, you’re a liar :(

[Klaudia W · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so sure it was July 2025. I will have forgotten everything by the time it releases!

[Shreya · Rating 1 out of 5]

Honestly feel like the author has no intention of ever releasing this book. Instead, re releases the previous books every 3 days.

[Caitlyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I only started this dang series when I did because the final one was supposed to release within a month
i’m not going to remember a damn thing by the time july 2026 comes around and these books are way too chunky to try and dedicate myself to a reread

big saddddd
this feels like a name of the wind type situation with how many times the release date is getting pushed :(((((

[Megan]

I am SO depressed this is not out yet - when I first picked up the series I thought I had picked one that was complete :( I devoured the first 3 books in under a week and now I am just sad....... and the damn cliff hangers............................................

[Kaci]

I neeeeeeeed this in the worst way!!!! Crossing my fingers it’s released soon!!!! 🩵🩵🩵

[Ali]

Criminal release date, but i’ll be sat 🧎🏻‍♀️‍➡️

[Sophie]

july 2026 is crazy

[Surajat Debbie]

Guys…will this book ever come out? Also, did anyone else struggle to edit their original reviews??? Penn what’s going on girl?

[Francesca]

If the book is ready to go, why are we waiting a year for it!! Release it this year