Shimmer and Burn
To save her sisterâs life, Faris must smuggle magic into a plague-ridden neighboring kingdom in this exciting and dangerous start to a brand-new fantasy duology. Faris grew up fighting to survive in the slums of Brindaigel while caring for her sister, Cadence. But when Cadence is caught trying to flee the kingdom and is sold into slavery, Faris reluctantly agrees to a lucrative scheme to buy her back, inadvertently binding herself to the power-hungry Princess Bryn, who wants to steal her fatherâs throne. Now Faris must smuggle stolen magic into neighboring Avinea to incite its prince to allianceâmagic that addicts in the war-torn country can sense in her blood and can steal with a touch. She and Bryn turn to a handsome traveling magician, North, who offers protection from Avineaâs many dangers, but he cannot save Faris from Brynâs cruelty as she leverages Cadenceâs freedom to force Faris to do anythingâor kill anyoneâshe asks. Yet Faris is as fierce as Bryn, and even as she finds herself falling for North, she develops schemes of her own. With the fate of kingdoms at stake, Faris, Bryn, and North maneuver through a dangerous game of magical and political machinations, where lives can be destroyedâor savedâwith only a touch.