by Mai Corland
First published 2026
High Priestess Kerasea Vestal guards a deadly secret. She carries the last magical bloodline from a family the republic destroyed. Discovery means death. When someone murders a senator and leaves a temple blade behind, suspicion falls on Kerasea. Praetorian Torren Morvane hunts liars for a living. He has sworn to destroy Kerasea. But a killer traps them together on a mountain with corrupt senators and a prophecy promising death. Torren must work alongside the woman he wants to ruin. Their investigation draws them closer. The truth grows more dangerous. So does their attraction to each other. Traitors move against them while the nation fractures. Kerasea and Torren face an impossible choice. They can save their republic only by trusting their greatest enemy.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, mystery, fantasy
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Republic, Mountain
Period: Ancient
374 pages · Kindle Edition · Entangled: Red Tower Books