Daggermouth (The Heart Duology Book 1)

Daggermouth is set in New Found Haven, a surveillance state divided into rings of privilege and poverty, ruled by masked elites who demand obedience and crush rebellion. The Veyra watch constantly, and love outside one's assigned ring is forbidden. Greyson Serel is the heir to the presidency, but privately holds secrets that could destabilize the regime. When forced into a political marriage to strengthen government control, he finds himself bound to Shadera Kael, a mercenary trained to kill. After her assassination attempt on Greyon fails, she becomes his unwilling bride, trapped as both prisoner and wife under constant surveillance. Inside the corrupt center of power, their forced union becomes a battleground. As secrets emerge and betrayals accumulate, Greyson and Shadera must choose between destroying each other or working together to burn the city down. Their bond may spark revolution or consume them both. This is the first book in The Heart Duology.