Meet Mark Ashbourne
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Mark Ashbourne
Writes Romantasy for readers who crave slow-burn desire, dangerous devotion, and love forged in fire. His stories blend smoldering tension, fierce emotional bonds, and high-octane action in worlds where dragons choose their riders, power demands sacrifice, and passion can be as lethal as a blade.
He prefers romances that ignite under pressure, where enemies become anchors, loyalty faces tests, and choosing love may involve defying kingdoms.
In Mark’s worlds, magic connects to bonds, strength leads to consequences, and the deepest power emerges from daring to claim another person when everything is at stake, rather than from conquest.
When he’s not writing, Mark explores myth, hunts for forgotten places, and spends time with his family.
He loves connecting with readers who want their romance slow and scorching, their battles brutal, and their fantasy worlds unapologetically intense.
Author’s Commentaries
Power fascinates me because it is never merely strength—it is always a relationship.
A ruler only rules if others believe in that authority. Command for a soldier requires loyalty that is either freely given or born of fear.
Even magic itself, in this world of dragons and Wells, demands connection:
A dragon’s power flows only when paired with a rider willing to bear the weight of it.
In the Obsidian Covenant Saga, power is not a throne or a title. It is a responsibility. Every character must answer the same question:
“What will you destroy to hold control?”
“What will you sacrifice to deserve it?”
The Dominion clings to power through domination.
The Exiles fight for power through unity.
Anya and Xavian discover that true power is neither conquest nor rebellion — but choosing another person, even when the world tells you not to.
Because the greatest strength is not the ability to fight alone…
But the courage to fight for someone.
On Love
Love, like fire, can warm or ruin—but it cannot exist without vulnerability.
In a world of war, betrayal, and impossible magic, Anya and Xavian are forced to confront a terrifying truth:
Love is the one force that does not negotiate.
It demands everything.
Their bond doesn’t blossom in safety—it is born on the edge of death, forged in sacrifice, in arguments, in the unbearable fear of losing what you barely dared to claim.
