Part of The League: Nemesis Rising, book 9
First published 2016
Dagger Ixur runs for his life. The royal heir carries a bounty that turns every ally into a potential killer. His own family wants him dead. During a narrow escape that leaves him bleeding and broken, he rescues a boy from slavers. The child belongs to an extinct race prized for supernatural abilities. Ushara Altaan has dedicated her existence to killing nobles. Her people, the Andarion Fyrebloods, were nearly wiped out by royal houses. When Dagger saves her son, she faces an impossible choice. She owes the man a life debt, but her sworn duty demands his death. League assassins hunting Dagger now threaten her Tavali family. Her only option is trusting the enemy whose bloodline destroyed hers. Dagger carries the burden of betrayal in his very name. Ushara must decide whether to believe in the outlaw who rescued her child or honor the oath that has defined her people's survival.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Andarion
Period: Unspecified
737 pages · Kindle Edition · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: violence