by Tigest Girma
First published 2024
Kidan Adane has grown up far from the vampire society she was born into. When her sister June vanishes, Kidan knows exactly who took her. Susenyos Sagad, the vampire tied to her family bloodline, must have stolen June just as he killed the rest of their family years ago. To rescue her sister, Kidan must enter Uxlay University, where wealthy students learn to claim their inheritances and choose vampire companions. She studies arcane philosophy alongside four mysterious classmates while living with Susenyos himself. He tries to push her away, but his cruelty awakens something violent in Kidan's own nature. When another student disappears in circumstances that mirror June's abduction, Kidan realizes a deeper threat lurks within the vampire world. June may be trapped at its center. Kidan must destroy Uxlay from within to save her sister, even if it means embracing the darkness that calls to her or surrendering to a love that demands blood as its price.
Genres: dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Uxlay University
420 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: violence