by J. Elle
First published 2025
Quell Marionne stands alone as the Order crumbles around her. The organization she once trusted harbors evil in its highest ranks, and everyone she loves has vanished or turned against her. Her family's dangerous legacy still hunts her, threatening to consume everything she fights to protect. When Quell discovers a truth that could change everything, she faces a brutal decision. She can either become the hero the magical world desperately needs, or she can save Jordan Wexton, the boy she loves who battles a growing darkness inside himself. Jordan feels the corruption spreading through his body, transforming him into the very monster he was raised to despise. Together with two unexpected partners, the ruthless assassin Yagrin Wexton and powerless heir Nore Ambrose, Quell and Jordan must survive a world where the boundaries between acceptable and forbidden magic have dissolved. Their enemies wield both seductive enchantments and lethal treachery as weapons. Love might be the force that tips everything toward freedom, but rivalries run deep and betrayal waits around every corner.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-love
Setting: Order
Period: present-day
528 pages · Hardcover · Razorbill
Content warnings: violence