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Snowbound secrets, shifter wars, family lies, and epic battles — September delivers it all.

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Some promises cost you the one you love.

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The Temple of Kronos wants her dead. The Stoneslayer wants her destroyed. Neither will have her.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.

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Betrayal runs in her blood. Justice runs in his. Together, they burn it all down.

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"ANOTHER WINNER!"
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Bestselling Cleo Coyle

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Running from her past, she finds a killer, a protector, and her faith.

The Cage of Dark Hours by Marina Lostetter

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Also by Marina Lostetter:

The Teeth of Dawn, February 2025
Hardcover / e-Book
The Cage of Dark Hours, February 2024
Trade Paperback / e-Book
The Cage of Dark Hours, February 2023
Hardcover / e-Book
The Helm of Midnight, April 2021
Hardcover / e-Book

THE CAGE OF DARK HOURS
By: Marina Lostetter

The Five Penalties #2
Tor Books
February 2023
On Sale: February 14, 2023
464 pages
ISBN: 1250757479
EAN: 9781250757470
Kindle: B0927CJP29
Hardcover / e-Book
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Trade Paperback (February 2024)

Action | Fantasy Epic

Krona and her Regulators survived their encounter with Charbon, the long-dead serial killer who returned to their city, but the illusions of their world were shattered forever.

Allied with the healer Melanie they will battle the elite who have ruled their world with deception, cold steel, and tight control of the magic that could threaten their power, while also confronting beasts from beyond the foggy barrier that binds their world.

Now they must follow every thread to uncover the truth behind the Thalo, once thought of as only a children's tale, who are the quiet, creeping puppet masters of their world.

Five Penalties

The Helm of Midnight
THE HELM OF MIDNIGHT
#1.0 • April 2021
The Cage of Dark Hours
THE CAGE OF DARK HOURS
#2.0 • February 2023
The Teeth of Dawn
THE TEETH OF DAWN
#3.0 • February 2025

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