First published 2018
Forced to choose between marriage or a convent, Vasya flees her rural home. In the city, she discovers Moscow under siege, its people in peril. Vasya must harness her magical gifts to protect the vulnerable and confront the dark forces threatening the capital. As the battle rages, she faces an agonizing choice: return to the sheltered life she left behind, or risk everything to save the city she has come to love.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, fantasy, magical-realism
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
Setting: Russia
400 pages · Paperback · Del Rey