PETERBOROUGH EXCLUSIVE INVITATION: An Evening with Jean Kwok and Ova Ceren

At Ink & Ember, we have been BIG fans of Dominion ever since it burst into the bestseller list earlier in the year! Dominion is book one in The Silk and Iron trilogy by Jean Kwok and has taken the BookTok/Bookstagram world by storm. 

We're so lucky that we get to host Jean at our Peterborough store on 15th October from 6:00pm. We'll be bringing you Dominion themed activities, a Q&A with Jean, book signing and an exclusive interview by the incredible author - Ova Ceren. 

This is an event NOT to be missed! Tickets available below (with or without book option).

THE SILK AND IRON TRILOGY OPENS WITH…

DOMINION | JEAN KWOK

‘Romantic and action-packed, Kwok serves a searing entry into the genre of romantasy. Dominion is a feast for the senses with deadly magic tournaments, mythical companion animals, and Chinese-inspired elements - with a burning romance and shocking twists. At the story’s heart, Kwok draws a fierce yet tender character of diaspora in Rubi Morningtail as she grapples with fitting into a new world and new identity.’ Amélie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom 

‘A riveting romantasy, richly infused with elements of Chinese mythology. Dominion is a high stakes thrilling adventure filled with dangerous battles, searing romance, and fascinating characters’ Sue Lynn Tan, USA Today bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess

 A woman with no past. A warrior with no future. Their love could save the world-or burn it down. 

In a world divided into four rival Dominions, power is everything-and Rubi Morningtail has almost none. Three years after the Annihilation destroyed her homeland and shattered her memories, she lives as an Azure refugee in the Dominion of the Silver Tyger, scraping by as a ribbon dancer and hiding her little bit of singing magic. When she wounds a massive battle-tyger on her doorstep, she draws the notice of Blake Axefire- supreme metal mage, leader of the royal tyger warriors, and the last man an Azure should trust. His sentence? Cast her into the Bonding, a brutal trial where tygers choose their riders and slaughter the rest. Surviving is unthinkable.

 But survive she does. Now she's stuck on Blake's elite team racing to reseal the Anchors to the demon realm. With rebels striking, demons rising, and the Dominions at each other's throats, Rubi must unlock the truth of her magic and her past...while resisting her dangerous attraction to the ruthless warrior who could be her redemption-or her ruin.

MEET THE AUTHOR

Jean Kwok is the award-winning New York Times and international bestselling author of The Leftover Woman, Searching for Sylvie Lee, Girl in Translation and Mambo in Chinatown. She has been chosen for numerous honours including the American Library Association Alex Award, the Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award, an Orange New Writers title and the Sunday Times Short Story Award international shortlist. She was one of twelve contemporary authors asked by the Agatha Christie estate to write an original, authorized Miss Marple story for Marple: Twelve New Mysteries. She immigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was five and worked in a Chinatown clothing factory for much of her childhood. She received her bachelor’s degree from Harvard and completed an MFA in fiction at Columbia University, working as a professional ballroom dancer in between degrees. She reviews for the New York Times Book Review and has served as fiction judge for International Thriller Writers, Tucson Festival of Books, Ragdale, and San Miguel Writers Conference. Her work has been published in more than twenty countries and is taught in schools across the world. She lives in the New York area.

Ova Ceren writes bittersweet tales of heartbreak and magic, often inspired by Turkish and Ottoman folklore.

Blessed (or perhaps cursed) with a mathematical brain, she earned a degree in Computer Science and a master’s that led her into a career in IT, taking her from Türkiye to Britain. After years of wrestling with algorithms in corporate jungles, she finally left to write her debut YA novel. THE BOOK OF HEARTBREAK was published to critical acclaim in August 2025 by Hot Key Books/Bonnier. She is now working on her first fantasy novel for adults.

Ova now lives in Cambridge, UK, with her husband, son, and a spirited flock of runner ducks. She is also the creator of the popular Instagram and TikTok channels @excusemyreading.

15th October 6:00-8pm, Peterborough Queensgate.