Meet Ellemental and Fahrenheit — The Heart of Fire & Storm

With Fire & Storm just weeks away from release (August 1st!), I want to take a moment to introduce the emotional core of this new Technomancer novella: Ellemental and Fahrenheit — Elle and Caleb.

You may remember them from Echoes of the neXt—the quiet firestarter and the stormcaller who stood side by side as the world began to fall apart. But Fire & Storm isn’t just their next mission. It’s their moment.

Elle Jarret-Smith was a quiet force in Echoes—always calm, always watching, always one step ahead of the chaos. But in this story, we peel back the stormshield. We explore her past, her resilience, and the scarred warmth beneath her precision.

Caleb “Fahrenheit” Smith, once a firefighter, now a walking inferno, carries more than just fire in his bones. In Fire & Storm, we see the man behind the armor—the grief he bears, the hope he refuses to give up on, and the quiet way he loves.

This is a story about finding something human in the aftermath of collapse. It’s about trust earned during firewatch shifts and rooftop evacuations. About thunder that doesn’t just roll—it answers.

So if you loved the emotional weight of Echoes of the neXt and want to see what happens when two of its most powerful characters finally let their guard down—Fire & Storm is for you.

Pre-orders open soon. The storm’s already brewing.