by Laura Steven
First published 2025
Saffron has spent years training at Silvercloak Academy with one goal: destroy the Bloodmoons, the gang that killed her parents twenty years ago. When her lies get exposed on graduation day, she faces expulsion until her superiors offer her one last chance. Go undercover. Infiltrate the Bloodmoons from within. Tear them apart piece by piece. In a world where magic draws power from pleasure and pain, Saffron must commit terrible acts to maintain her cover. She navigates rival gangs and smuggling operations while fighting her attraction to the kingpin's son. A prophecy claims she will kill him. Every day tests her loyalties as her web of deception grows more complex. Saffron dedicated her life to vengeance, but now she faces an impossible choice. One wrong move will destroy everyone she loves. The woman who lived for revenge might have to die for it.
Genres: romance, fantasy, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Silvercloak Academy
Period: 20 years ago
496 pages · Hardcover · Del Rey
Content warnings: violence