Two teens are pitted against each other in a magical duel for revenge, but they’ ll have to fight their growing attraction first, in this YA fantasy thriller from the author of These Deadly Prophecies.
Eighteen-year-old Samantha Chan wants only one thing: revenge for her brother’ s death in an illegal magical duel. Ever since that terrible day, she’ s been quietly working with legitimate dueling champion Lysander Rook and biding her time until she can take down her brother’ s killer: Mateus Blackwood.
Tamsin Blackwood is trapped. She wants to make a name for herself in the magical dueling circuit, but she can’ t get away from the legacy of her father— and coach— Mateus Blackwood. When she receives a challenge from the undefeated Lysander and his assistant Sam, she jumps at the chance to earn enough fame and glory to finally escape her father’ s influence.
Tamsin has no idea about Sam’ s scheming, and Sam plans to keep it that way. Despite herself, though, she can’ t help liking Tamsin, and the two girls quickly grow closer to each other than anyone else in their lives. But Sam won’ t let anything get in the way of her revenge— not even her heart.
