Rising Shadow

In the city of Argentière, where silver buys loyalty and secrets are currency, sixteen-year-old Lilith survives on the edge. By day, she's a quiet student at the prestigious Meridian Academy. By night, she's Vespera-a thief who moves through shadows, engaging in illegal activities to stay alive.

Born with raw, untrained powers from a mother she never knew, and granted a place at the Academy only because of her scholar father's name, Lilith has learned one rule above all: trust no one.

Then there's Zayn Solan.

Crown prince of the Solara Empire, heir to a throne he doesn't want, Zayn has spent his life wrapped in silk and privilege. He's never been hungry. Never been afraid. Never had to earn a single thing. School is easy. Life is easy. Everything has always been handed to him.

Until he meets her.

When a routine heist goes wrong-a locked gate that shouldn't exist, the cloying scent of xylene in the air, a betrayal only she can sense-Lilith realizes she's not just stealing anymore. She's being tested.

And someone is watching.

Now, trapped between the glittering lies of the Gilded Quarter and the dangerous truths of the Iron Sinks, Lilith must navigate a world where friends are liabilities, princes are useless, and the only person she can rely on is herself.

But Zayn keeps showing up anyway.
Clueless. Hopeful. Staying.

And for someone who's spent her life in shadows, that might be the most dangerous thing of all.

Recommended:
For fans of Six of Crows
For fans of Throne of Glass
For fans of Shadow and Bone
For fans of Lunar Chronicles
For those who love fantasy, Romance, and Heist all in one