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. Andrea Tang is a DC-area based author of science fiction, fantasy, and young adult novels. Her books include These Deadly Prophecies, which was a Barnes & Noble YA Book Club pick, Kingdom of Without, and the Rebelwing duology, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. She's also a combat sports writer and martial artist who teaches and competes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, where she's previously won the Pan-American, European, and American National no-gi titles in her division.
