War has begun, and the days of
Athan’s and Aurelia’s secret, summer romance feel a
world away.
Led by Athan’s father, the revolutionary Safire have
launched a secret assault upon the last royal kingdom in the South,
hoping to depose the king and seize a powerful foothold on the
continent. Athan proves a star pilot among their ranks, struggling to
justify the violence his family has unleashed as he fights his way to the
capital—where, unbeknownst to him, Aurelia has lived since the
war’s onset. Determined to save the kingdom Athan has been
ordered to destroy, she partners with a local journalist to inflame anti-
Safire sentiment, all while learning this conflict might be far darker and
more complex than she ever imagined.
When the two reunite at last, Athan longing to shake the nightmare
of combat and Aurelia reeling from the discovery of a long-buried
family truth come to light, they’ll find the shadow of war
stretches well beyond the battlefield. Each of them longs to rekindle
the love they once shared . . . but each has a secret they’re
desperate to hide.