Curse of the Kindred: the Spark of the Eternal Flame

When old secrets flare up, everything around you burns. The mortal world is ruled by the cruel Heirs, descendants of the very gods who once inhabited the nine realms of Emarion. Diem Bellator tries not to stand out, but secretly longs to leave her poor, closed village. When her mother suddenly disappears, hiding a dangerous secret, Diem is given an unexpected opportunity to enter the dark world of the royal family of the Heirs and begin to unravel the tangle of mysteries her mother left behind. At every turn she is followed by the handsome, mysterious successor of the dying king. There's a group of mortals trying to entice her to join the impending civil war. Diem must learn to navigate the unwritten rules of love, power and politics to save not only her family, but all mortals with her. The audiobook Spark of Eternal Flame is the first part of a four-part fantasy series, Curse of the Kindred. In this romantic epic story, you'll find a slowly developing relationship between enemies. It will appeal to lovers of magic, dragons, suspense and friendly banter and will be especially popular with fans of The Court of Thorns and Roses, Of Blood and Ashes, The Viper and the Wings of Night and The Fourth Wing. Penn Cole is an international fantasy bestselling author full of romantic tales of proud and warrior women. Her debut series, Curse of the Kindred, has sold to sixteen countries. Cole pursued her lifelong dream of writing books before pursuing a career as an artist and lawyer. Although born and raised in Texas, she currently lives with her husband in France, where you can usually find her eating too many pastries and trolling her readers on Discord. To get the latest updates on the author's appearances, new releases, and bonus content from the series, join the mailing list at PennCole.com or follow @AuthorPennCole on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Anna Červeňová was born on April 29, 2002 and comes from Liberec in northern Bohemia. After graduating from the vocational high school of furniture and interior design in Kateřinky, she also studied drama at the JAMU in Brno. She is currently a member of the drama ensemble of the Petr Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava. You can see her not only on the stage, but also in front of the camera. One of her roles was that of Eva Hoffman in the CT series Ratolesti (dir: Michal Blaško) or the episodic role of Marie in the series Hrdina (dir: Jaroslav Fuit). Copyright: The recording is based on Penn Cole's book The Curse of the Allies: Spark of Eternal Flame published by IOTA in 2025. Copyright © Penn Cole, 2021. From the original THE KINDRED'S CURSE SAGA: Spark of the Everflame translated by Olga Raclavská. Translation © Olga Raclavská, 2024. Audiobook © Nakladatelství JOTA, s. r. o., 2025. Read by Anna Červeňová. Music, direction, editing and mastering by Michal Kurfürst. Published by JOTA Publishing House, p. r. o., in 2025.