The Boy Who Carried Fire: Book One of the Broken Sun Cycle (Firebearer Saga)

Twelve-year-old Elías Mateo Santiago has always felt like he was caught between two worlds—too quiet, too strange, too much and not enough. Living in a blended family with four siblings, a loving but overworked mom, and a steady stepfather he admires, Eli has learned to keep his emotions buried deep. Until one night, fire answers him.Not just fire—something older, wilder, and alive.When a cryptic message from a forgotten uncle pulls him into a hidden world of elemental legacies, fractured prophecies, and ancient threats, Eli must confront the truth: he’s a Firebearer, descended from a line sworn to protect the balance between flame and shadow. But the Broken Sun prophecy is unraveling… and a cold fire is rising.As Eli’s powers awaken, so do the echoes of a past long buried—memories that aren’t his, a legacy he didn’t choose, and a darkness that knows his name.To save his family, he must learn to wield a fire born from truth—and face the question that burns at his core:Is he strong enough to carry what’s been passed down… or will it consume him? Read more