Billy Hargrove sees her first—from the lifeguard chair, from a distance, from a place of control. She’s cool, untouchable, and dangerous in a way only a city girl could be. By the time Hawkins notices, it’s already too late. Summer stretches long, boundaries blur, and desire burns hotter than the August sun.
Three years after the 10th Hunger Games, Coriolanus Snow has learned that attachment is dangerous, vulnerability is weakness, and control is survival. Then Athena Seraphine walks into his classroom. Beautiful, intelligent, and freshly celebrated after mentoring the victor of the 13th Hunger Games, Athena is exactly the kind of distraction Coriolanus refuses to indulge in — especially when she becomes his student. Unfortunately for him, Athena seems just as intrigued by him as he is determined to remain unaffected by her.
Kaelis Vey has her future carefully arranged by her powerful Senate family—including a political engagement she never wanted. When Jedi General Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her amid rising political threats, their constant clashes turn into an unexpected and dangerous connection. What Kaelis doesn’t know is that Anakin is already secretly involved with Senator Padmé Amidala. As political pressure mounts and all three are pulled closer together, secrets begin to fracture—and nothing about their futures stays under control for long.
There are worse things than being chosen by Caleb Altair. Lyra Asterion just hasn’t found them yet. Because once Solaria’s most arrogant vampire gets a taste of celestial blood, obsession stops being a figure of speech and starts looking a lot like sharpened teeth, ruined self-control, and a claim neither of them asked for.