FORTHCOMING JULY 2024
Vestal
No first kiss…ever.
After a catastrophic civil war, a once-great nation devolved into two entities, established by the Concord of 2030: the Citizen States of Expatria, and the Protectorate States of Concordia. As cracks appear in the uneasy Concord, hopes for peace lie with sixteen-year-old Amalie Logan, the Nova of Halcyon, a city in Concordia.
Destined for the most exalted position in the Protectorate States, Amalie realizes too late that she is a pawn in a lethal game she doesn’t understand. Political power in Concordia is enforced by a military dictatorship mantled in a state religion, which reveres the Oracle and her counsel of thirteen Vestals, appointed for life.
When a Vestal dies, her replacement is chosen from a pool of Novas elected in an annual pageant that obsesses the nation. As Halcyon’s contender, Amalie soon discovers assassination is the least of the risks she faces.
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