NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLER \nThis BookTok sensation is the first in a slow burn, epic romantasy series following one woman who must risk everything to save her family--and all of mortalkind. Now in a collectible paperback edition featuring gorgeous sprayed edges. \n \nWhen old secrets catch fire, everything will burn. \n \nIn a mortal world colonized by the gods and ruled over by their cruel, magical offspring called the Descended, Diem Bellator yearns to escape her poor village. \n \nHer mother's sudden disappearance--and the discovery of a dangerous secret about her past--offer Diem an unexpected opportunity to enter the dark world of Descended royalty and unlock a web of mysteries left behind by her mother. \n \nWith the dying King's handsome yet enigmatic heir watching her every move and a ruthless rebel alliance recruiting her to join the growing civil war, Diem must navigate the unwritten rules of love, power, and politics in order to save her family--and all of mortalkind.\n