Embers — A.L. Collins

It doesn't take much for a quest of vengeance to turn into a war. That's what Avalin discovers when a twisted and deadly Shadow Lynx vows to destroy everything she loves, and gathers an army to help fulfill that promise. But when the Lynx targets Avalin's family, she realizes that she has allies of her own. Friends that are willing to give up everything to see that she and her family survive. In an attempt to end this senseless bloodlust before things get out of hand, Avalin will have to uncover secrets about herself, and others, that she never wanted to know. If she truly desires to Join with her partner Albert and finally give him the bond he needs to survive, she'll have to delve deep into his mind where his fears and nightmares thrive... and risk the possibility of undoing him from the inside out. Revenge is like an invading flower. It infects you, and then it spreads. Pollinated by anger and careless action in the name of vengeance. But you can't blame it. Even worse, you understand it. All this flower wants to do is thrive.