First published 2026
Vanessa Hart refuses to remain powerless any longer. The winter massacre destroyed her world and claimed everyone she cared about. Now she pretends to serve obediently in the Wolf Queen's Court while secretly planning her revenge. She strengthens her werewolf abilities and builds a network of lies and shifting loyalties to bring down the throne. Queen Cora grows more ruthless each day. Sinclair guards dangerous truths. Calix, the boy Vanessa once loved but now despises, blocks her path at every turn. The castle's evil spreads into the human world, putting everyone at risk. Vanessa abandons her last traces of humanity to survive this deadly competition among werewolves. Victory means justice for those she lost. Defeat means the end of everything she knows.
Genres: romance, fantasy, supernatural, action, young-adult, dark-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: court-politics, enemies-to-lovers, found-family, revenge-driven-protagonist
Setting: Wolf Queen's Court, Castle, Human World
464 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: death, murder, violence