by Joan He
First published 2024
Zephyr possesses divine power trapped within a warrior's body, yet she has never felt weaker. Her lordess Xin Ren controls the Westlands, but enemies circle from every direction. The northern empress bows to Miasma's control. The southern alliance with Cicada has collapsed completely. Fate appears to favor a different victor among the three kingdoms, but Zephyr refuses to accept this outcome. She will sacrifice everything to ensure Ren's victory and make her opponents suffer the consequences. One enemy draws her particular hatred: a dark-haired, dark-eyed man called Crow. Zephyr does not yet know that he has served the South from the beginning. When this betrayal comes to light, the heavens alone can predict her response.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, action, fantasy-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, sacrifice
Setting: Cicada, Miasma, Westlands
Period: Northern Empress, Southern Alliance
368 pages · Hardcover · Roaring Brook Press