by Chloe Gong
First published 2021
Juliette has sacrificed everything to protect Roma from her family's blood feud. She murdered his best friend Marshall to make Roma hate her, ensuring the Scarlet Gang won't target him for revenge. Now Roma believes she killed Marshall in cold blood, exactly as Juliette planned. He wants her dead, though he still loves her. Meanwhile, Juliette fights to maintain her position as heir to the Scarlet Gang while her cousin plots to replace her. When new monsters emerge in Shanghai, Juliette needs Roma's help to stop the threat. The city burns around them as Nationalist forces march closer and civil war approaches. Gangster rule crumbles under political pressure. Juliette and Roma must work together despite their hatred and broken trust. They battle creatures and navigate deadly politics, but their greatest challenge remains protecting themselves from each other. Revolution threatens to destroy Shanghai while these former lovers struggle between vengeance and love.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, fantasy, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Shanghai
Period: 20th-century
512 pages · Hardcover · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Content warnings: violence