by J. Elle
In Ethyria the highborn may love; the lowborn may only feel what the Benevolent allows. Saltblood lowborn Axira Merreri survives the decaying districts by keeping her heart locked tight, couriering goods by day_**—**_and smuggling the ruler’s euphoric Heartfillers to the highborn by night. Until a drop goes wrong and her execution looms. When she strikes a dangerous bargain to steal something from the Tournament of Hearts, a ruthless dating competition for highborn citizenship, she enters. Not
Genres: Young Adult/YA Fantasy
Tropes: Contract, Dating Gameshow
ISBN: 9798217238231
400 pages
Published: 2026-09-01
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers