Ink & Legacy is the official home of The Land of the Flame Lily series - a powerful collection of historical novels that unearth African memory, resistance, and ancestral strength. Here, stories are rooted in truth and written in legacy. Discover the journey of women and warriors through Zimbabwe’s past, and be part of a literary movement that honours where we come from and who we become.
The Land of the Flame Lily
book 1 - Roots of the Fire Lily
Spanning 100 years in colonial Zimbabwe, this sweeping saga follows the lives of a British settler family and a Shona royal bloodline - intertwined by love, betrayal, and the unyielding power of the land they share.
A century. Two families. One land that never forgets.
Where the flame lily blooms, history is never buried.
The Land of the Flame Lily
book 2 - Ashes Beneath the Fire Lily
The empire was built on Secrets. Now, the bones remember. Rhodesia, 1901. Beneath the marble halls of Rosegate Manor, a secret pact lies buried, a contract that bound settlers and chiefs in blood and betrayal.
When Cora Wentworth Smith uncovers it, she unleashes forces her family has tried to silence for a generation.
From the reserves of Chiweshe to the salons of Salisbury, the old spirits begin to stir. The First Chimurenga’s echoes return in dreams, drums, and fire, while two worlds, colonial and ancestral, collide once more.
As soldiers fall in Europe and revolution brews at home, the children of two bloodlines, Wentworth and Chipangura, inherit a land haunted by the sins of its founders. Some will serve. Some will resist. All will burn.
Love, power, betrayal, and redemption meet in a saga where empire trembles, and the flame lily blooms again from ash.
Book 3 Out 1 February 2026
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About the author
Julia Tendai Mzembe is a Zimbabwean author and storyteller whose writing breathes life into forgotten histories and silenced voices. With a deep reverence for African heritage, Julia crafts powerful narratives that explore identity, resistance, and the enduring strength of women. Her debut series, The Land of the Flame Lily, is a tribute to ancestral memory and the untold stories of Southern Africa’s past. When she is not writing, Julia is engaged in cultural research and projects that seek to reclaim the narratives of the continent.
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