by Henry Frith
First published 2021
Lucien and Louis are Corsican twins bound by more than blood. When a fatal duel shatters their world, they discover their destinies are linked in ways they never imagined. The brothers set out to track down the man responsible for their suffering, but the hunt forces them to face the darkness within themselves. They must choose between feeding an endless cycle of revenge or breaking free to create their own destiny. Set against the backdrop of the Mediterranean, their quest becomes a test of family loyalty and personal conscience. The twins learn that the greatest battle they face may not be against their enemy, but against their own capacity for violence. Their bond as brothers becomes both their greatest strength and their most dangerous weakness.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, 19th-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Corsica
Period: 19th-century
85 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: violence