Daughter of Ashes
by Cedar Hightower · April 2026
Jackie knows how to survive.
She's survived losing her father. She's survived watching her mother disappear into grief. She's survived becoming the person who keeps everything together.
But survival isn't the same as living.
When Jackie discovers a hidden world beyond the walls of her ordinary life, she finds dragons, magic, and people who need her in ways she never expected.
For the first time in years, Jackie has a chance to stop carrying everything alone.
But trusting others means risking the one thing she's fought so hard to protect: her heart.
Daughter of Ashes is a clean YA fantasy about grief, found family, dangerous magic, and the courage it takes to believe you still have a place in the world.
About Daughter of Ashes
Jackie knows how to survive.
She's survived losing her father. She's survived watching her mother disappear into grief. She's survived becoming the person who keeps everything together.
But survival isn't the same as living.
When Jackie discovers a hidden world beyond the walls of her ordinary life, she finds dragons, magic, and people who need her in ways she never expected.
For the first time in years, Jackie has a chance to stop carrying everything alone.
But trusting others means risking the one thing she's fought so hard to protect: her heart.
Daughter of Ashes is a clean YA fantasy about grief, found family, dangerous magic, and the courage it takes to believe you still have a place in the world.
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Cedar Hightower
Cedar Hightower is a fantasy author with a Bachelor’s Degree in English- Creative Writing and a house full of kids who ensure she never writes in silence. Born and raised in Arizona, she has since lived in Virginia, Utah, and Alabama and remains unconvinced that “home” has only one definition– an uncertainty that has led her to write about portal fantasy, magic in nature, and found family. When she’s not writing, Cedar can be found homeschooling her four kids, sneaking away for date nights with the love of her life, reading past her bedtime, or eating entirely too much chocolate. Or avoiding laundry. Always avoiding the laundry. You can follow her chaotic journey on Instagram @cedarhightower.author
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