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The Fae and the Flame: A Dark Heart Delights Novel – Cursed, carnal, and impossible to resist. A forbidden fae/witch romantasy of fire magic and forced proximity.
An exiled fae prince. A banished fire witch. One impossible bond forged by ancient sanctuary magic.
When Prince Silvian Starweave is cast out of the Seelie Court for a blood pact that destroyed his life, the last thing he expects is to find sanctuary in ancient magical ruins. Even less expected is the fire witch with secrets of her own who has already claimed the place as her refuge.
Isolde Brightwick has been accused of a crime she did not the destruction of the sacred Heart Oak, the tree that once kept peace between witches and fae. Exiled from her coven and cursed to remain within the sanctuary until the truth is revealed, she has learned to survive alone. The last thing she needs is a disgraced fae prince disrupting her solitude.
But the sanctuary has other plans. Ancient magic binds them together with golden chains that refuse to break, forcing them into an intimacy neither expected nor wanted. As they begin to uncover the conspiracy that destroyed both their lives, the truth proves far more dangerous than either imagined.
Volatile glamour and fire magic collide, sparking passion neither can resist. The deeper their connection grows, the more deadly the truth becomes. In a world where cross-species bonds are forbidden and political conspiracies run deep, surrendering to desire may cost them more than just their hearts.
Dark, magical, and unapologetically passionate, The Fae and the Flame is a standalone novel in the Dark Heart Delights series, where monsters fall hard and love always breaks the rules.
🔥 High heat • ✨ Fae prince x fire witch • 💔 Forced proximity
🌿 Ancient sanctuary magic • 🔗 Magical binding chains • 🩸 Political conspiracy and exile
Every Dark Heart Delight offers one
When hearts this dark burn, they burn forever.
When Prince Silvian Starweave is cast out of the Seelie Court for a blood pact that destroyed his life, the last thing he expects is to find sanctuary in ancient magical ruins. Even less expected is the fire witch with secrets of her own who has already claimed the place as her refuge.
Isolde Brightwick has been accused of a crime she did not the destruction of the sacred Heart Oak, the tree that once kept peace between witches and fae. Exiled from her coven and cursed to remain within the sanctuary until the truth is revealed, she has learned to survive alone. The last thing she needs is a disgraced fae prince disrupting her solitude.
But the sanctuary has other plans. Ancient magic binds them together with golden chains that refuse to break, forcing them into an intimacy neither expected nor wanted. As they begin to uncover the conspiracy that destroyed both their lives, the truth proves far more dangerous than either imagined.
Volatile glamour and fire magic collide, sparking passion neither can resist. The deeper their connection grows, the more deadly the truth becomes. In a world where cross-species bonds are forbidden and political conspiracies run deep, surrendering to desire may cost them more than just their hearts.
Dark, magical, and unapologetically passionate, The Fae and the Flame is a standalone novel in the Dark Heart Delights series, where monsters fall hard and love always breaks the rules.
🔥 High heat • ✨ Fae prince x fire witch • 💔 Forced proximity
🌿 Ancient sanctuary magic • 🔗 Magical binding chains • 🩸 Political conspiracy and exile
Every Dark Heart Delight offers one
When hearts this dark burn, they burn forever.
233 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2025
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November 2, 2025
Interesting magic system ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
This first book in this series was a self-rec in a reader group on Facebook that feeds my gluttonous reading habit. I loved the cover and the concept seemed pretty interesting so I decided to give it a try.
MMC - I would describe as a balance between formal and sweet. More on that later.
MFC - Starts off a little snarky (which I never quite enjoy), but she evened out quickly and was a strong female lead.
Mild OW/OM drama, no love triangle
Pretty instalove/instalust, definitely not a slow burn.
What I liked:
~ Interesting magic system
~ Lovely descriptions of the setting
~ Good story and plot
~ Nice flow
~ No or very little grammar/spelling errors
~ 🌶️🌶️ ish
What didn’t work for me:
~ I need more world-building. I have no clue what world or time period this is set in, except for the obvious references to England.
- The MMC started off as rather priggish and the first smex scene was awkward as hell with him not knowing what to do. Then, he did a complete character 180° and became dominant and wanting to use chains? Wut?
~ The chemistry wasn’t really there for me. It was sweet - lots of ‘gentle touches’, ‘soft kisses’, and even a reference to the MMC having ‘soft hands’. Lord save me from a male lead with gentle kisses and priest hands. I like my guys a little more rough around the edges. But, that’s a personal preference.
All of that to say this; I enjoyed the story and it was a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️ read with an extra half star for the beautiful cover. If you like sweet romances with a cinnamon roll MMC then give this one a shot.
This first book in this series was a self-rec in a reader group on Facebook that feeds my gluttonous reading habit. I loved the cover and the concept seemed pretty interesting so I decided to give it a try.
MMC - I would describe as a balance between formal and sweet. More on that later.
MFC - Starts off a little snarky (which I never quite enjoy), but she evened out quickly and was a strong female lead.
Mild OW/OM drama, no love triangle
Pretty instalove/instalust, definitely not a slow burn.
What I liked:
~ Interesting magic system
~ Lovely descriptions of the setting
~ Good story and plot
~ Nice flow
~ No or very little grammar/spelling errors
~ 🌶️🌶️ ish
What didn’t work for me:
~ I need more world-building. I have no clue what world or time period this is set in, except for the obvious references to England.
- The MMC started off as rather priggish and the first smex scene was awkward as hell with him not knowing what to do. Then, he did a complete character 180° and became dominant and wanting to use chains? Wut?
~ The chemistry wasn’t really there for me. It was sweet - lots of ‘gentle touches’, ‘soft kisses’, and even a reference to the MMC having ‘soft hands’. Lord save me from a male lead with gentle kisses and priest hands. I like my guys a little more rough around the edges. But, that’s a personal preference.
All of that to say this; I enjoyed the story and it was a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️ read with an extra half star for the beautiful cover. If you like sweet romances with a cinnamon roll MMC then give this one a shot.
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