Stories shape us.
They carry truth, memory, and meaning from one generation to the next.
Our mission at Ember & Vine is to publish stories—both fictional and true—that matter. We believe in the transformative power of narrative and in creating space for voices that might otherwise go unheard.
Through a limited publishing model, we partner with authors who value excellence, collaboration, and long-term impact. Together, we create books that are professionally produced, ethically published, and deeply human.
Ember & Vine Nonfiction
15 Award-Winning Short Essays
Julie Cantrell & Janyre Tromp, Gen. Eds.
Every transformation begins with a spark.
This nonfiction essay collection brings together award-winning voices reflecting on the moments that changed them—the ideas, convictions, wounds, and awakenings that began as embers and grew into something that reshaped their lives.
Edited by Julie Cantrell and Janyre Tromp, these essays span personal, cultural, and spiritual terrain, tracing how meaning takes root and grows over time. Honest, reflective, and deeply human, each piece examines not just what happened, but what endured—how a single spark became a vine, winding its way into identity, purpose, and hope.
This collection invites readers to pause, to remember their own embers, and to consider what might still be growing.
COMING September 2026
Ember & Vine Fiction
15 Award-Winning Short Stories
Julie Cantrell & Janyre Tromp, Gen. Eds.
From a single spark, a story takes hold.
This short story collection gathers award-winning fiction shaped around moments of ignition—the quiet ember of longing, courage, defiance, or hope that begins small but refuses to go out. Each story explores what happens when that spark is given air: when it grows, entangles, and transforms the lives it touches.
Curated and edited by Julie Cantrell and Janyre Tromp, these stories reflect a wide range of voices and settings, united by their attention to craft and their belief in the power of narrative to reveal truth. Some stories smolder. Others climb. All of them linger.
Together, they form a tapestry of beginnings—proof that even the smallest ember can give rise to something living, reaching, and enduring.
COMING September 2026
Shadow and Sound
Poetry for Survivors
A. E. Abbington
COMING Winter 2026
For a Mother’s Heart
Words of Joy, Love, and Strength
Literary Quotes to Encourage & Inspire
Ember & Vine
A beautifully curated collection of quotes that honor the quiet courage, deep love, and everyday grace of motherhood.
Within these pages are words meant to be lingered over—gentle reminders of a mother’s worth, her resilience, and the love she pours out often without recognition. Perfect for moments of reflection, encouragement, or simple rest, this gift book offers language for what so many hearts feel but struggle to say.
Whether given on Mother’s Day, tucked beside a bedside table, or opened during a quiet pause in the day, For a Mother’s Heart is a keepsake—a way to say you are seen, you are cherished, and you matter deeply.
COMING Spring 2026
Guardian of the Red Desert
Threads of the Lost Myth, Book 1.5
Janyre Tromp
Casablanca meets Death on the Nile—with a mythic twist
WWII espionage in the North African desert.
A deadly alliance between myth and war.
And an American army nurse whose only weapon is the mercy of chaos.
Burning the Raven Tree
Threads of the Lost Myth, Book 2
Janyre Tromp
A 1960s Gothic Historical Thriller in the Tradition of Rebecca
A survivor accused of a decade-old murder.
A disgraced lawyer with everything to prove.
And an ancient oak that has borne witness for a millennium.
In 1960s northern Michigan, a town haunted by legend whispers of the raven witch and child killer. But when Marcus Lenarsic arrives, he finds not a monster, but a broken woman bound by secrets. Burning the Raven Tree is a gothic historical thriller of ghosts, justice, and memory—perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Simone St. James, William Kent Krueger, and the classic film Rebecca.
COMING September 2026