First published 2026
Lovett Tamerlane won the competition for Weaver heir Noé Allaire's hand, but victory came with betrayal. She broke her deal with Eliot Lear after falling in love during the contest aboard the Vainglory. Now she faces a new challenge at Fortblanche. Bastian Allaire, Noé's corrupt father, demands she solve a murder within his estate before her wedding day. As a silkwitch whose magic requires marriage to a Weaver, Lovett needs this union. But she also wants to destroy Bastian's reign. The investigation forces her to work alongside Noé, the man she's bound to marry but currently despises. Danger still threatens despite the competition's end. Lovett must navigate the deadly politics of Weaver society while untangling a web of secrets and lies. She discovers that the line between love and hatred runs thinner than she imagined.
Genres: romance, mystery, fantasy, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotionally-complex, suspenseful, tension-filled
Tropes: betrayal-and-redemption, enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, love-hate-dynamic
Setting: Vainglory, Fortblanche
528 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press
Content warnings: death, murder