For three hundred years, Aurelia has been trapped under a permanent eclipse. To break the curse, Kira must assemble a crew of outcasts to pull off the ultimate vault heist, steal an ancient Dragon-Coin, and forge a forbidden bullet. But her greatest threat might be Thorne—the sardonically detached mercenary working by her side.
About the Author
Lyra J. Hatala is an avid reader who turned a vivid dream about a trapped girl and a forbidden coin into a high-stakes debut novel. When she isn’t translating the fantasy worlds from her sleep onto the page, she runs entirely on caffeine, binge-watches her favorite romance and fantasy shows, or sits with a crochet hook in hand. Living in the American South, she writes standalone Romantasy filled with detailed magic and smart found families.
"For the dreamers who wake up with stories in their eyes and the courage to write them down. And for my family, who kept the coffee brewing when the sky was dark."
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