by H.M. Wolfe
First published 2026
Shadera Kael pulls the trigger, but her bullet goes wide. The president's son lives, and she faces a fate worse than execution: marriage to her target. In New Found Haven, the masked Veyra watch from glass towers while citizens scrape by in windowless slums. The city's rings separate the privileged from the poor, and love across those boundaries means death. Greyson Serel appears to be the perfect presidential heir, but he hides secrets that could destroy the regime. When the government forces him into marriage with his would-be assassin, he gains a bride who wants him dead. Shadera was raised to kill, not to wear wedding rings. Now she lives trapped in the corrupt center of power, watched at every turn. Their marriage becomes a war zone. Greyson and Shadera must choose: destroy each other or unite to burn down the surveillance state that caged them both.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, romance, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: New Found Haven, Veyra
Period: 21st-century
544 pages · Hardcover · Scarlett Press
Content warnings: violence