Dagger and the Flame. Catherine Doyle. 2025.

In a deadly game of revenge, the most dangerous mistake of all is falling in love...

In the city of Fantome, Shade-magic is a dark commodity controlled by two enemy guilds: the Cloaks and the Daggers - the thieves and the assassins. On the night of her mother's murder, 18-year-old Seraphine seeks sanctuary with the Cloaks, her heart set on revenge.

But nothing can prepare Sera for the moment she comes face-to-face with Ransom, heir to the Order of Daggers.

And Ransom is shocked to discover that this unassuming farmgirl wields a strange and blazing magic he has never seen before...