To Bargain with Mortals

An outcast heiress. A notorious gang leader. A country on the brink of revolution. In the colonized nation of Viryana,Poppy Sutherland lives between cultures. As the brown-skinned adopted daughter of the Viceroyshe is both rejected by white high society and alienated from the people of her native island. When she discovers her opportunistic fianc├⌐’s plot to exile herPoppy flees–straight into the clutches of the Jackal. Hasan Devarthe ruthless criminal known as the Jackalhas long been targeted for his family’s divine magica gift the colonizers have tried to stamp out. When his brother is arrestedhe seizes Poppy as leverage. But Poppy has powerful secrets–and political ambitions–of her own. As alliesthey could do more than just free Hasan’s brother and keep Poppy safe. They could topple the very power structures that hold them all back. The first book in the Reckoning Storm duologyTo Bargain with Mortals is a stunning reflection on politics and purposeblood and allegiance–and what we do with the histories we inherit.