It’s Rise of the Flame’s birthday! First released January 9th, 2015, it’s been quite the journey. I wrote the first draft of this story when I was 11 and it became a decade long journey to completion.

This story means so much to me. The characters have been coming to me in my dreams since childhood, and have helped me face and heal through challenges and obstacles in my life through writing them in this story. Writing this book has been therapeutic for me, and from the messages and emails I’ve received from readers, it has also helped them in many ways.

Happy birthday Lilae and Liam!