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Ember Town
Ember Town
Series · 3 books · 2024-2025
By
MJ James
Books in series
#1
Lucas
2024
With nothing left, Lucas went to reinvent himself in Eaton, Colorado, a town whose name was one of the few clues about his parents, who died when he was young. Taken in by Rocko, the local bar owner, Lucas is focused on saving money for top surgery and starting a new chapter in his life. Everything changes when Veronica walks into the bar. Unbeknownst to Lucas, she is a vampire with council permission to take his blood. What neither of them initially realizes is that Lucas’s parents harbored a secret—they were vampire kin, genetically predisposed to being turned. Forced into vampirism against his will, Lucas finds himself trapped forever in a body that can never change. Even meeting Jeffery, a charming and supportive vampire, cannot ease the pain of this profound violation. How will Lucas cope with his new reality and find a way to reclaim his sense of self?
#2
Phoenix
2024
When a rogue vampire threatens to expose vampires to humans, Phoenix has one week to prove she’s the alpha her pack needs—before her father hands over her birthright to someone else. Phoenix is heir to the werewolf pack, even if her father will not formally acknowledge her inheritance. The alpha has concerns about her leading the pack because she is autistic. Phoenix is ready to show him that she may be different, but she is more than capable of keeping her pack safe. Now, she has a deadline to track down the rogue vampire and make peace with the vampires before the town of Ember goes to war. She also has to prove that she is capable before her father adopts a new heir. Jared may look the part of an alpha, but he can't fight and he can't think strategically. Giving up the pack to him would be giving up on her family. She has to take down the vampire in a city full of bright lights, loud noises, and more people than she has ever seen. However, Phoenix learned young that an alpha does whatever they need to for their pack.
#3
Birk
2025
Nymphs are female—or so Birk’s mother has always insisted. But after a conversation with Lucas, Birk finally found the language to express their true they are non-binary, and at least one nymph isn’t female.
When Birk is unexpectedly outed, they’re cast out of the only family they’ve ever known. Alone in Ember, a town they’ve lived in but barely interacted with, Birk faces a world that suddenly feels much larger and far more intimidating. Separated from their tree, which holds their soul, and with almost nothing to their name, Birk must learn how to survive. But in Ember, there might just be a new family waiting for them—one that accepts them for exactly who they are.
Author
MJ James
Author · 5 books