Newly titled and newly arrived in Briarford, Anastasia Whitmore is determined to find her place in high society without losing herself to its rules.Then she crosses paths with Duke Reginald Ashford, a powerful, ruthless man with a dangerous reputation and little patience for troublesome young ladies. Anastasia wants nothing to do with him.Reginald certainly doesn't need her. But as secrets unravel and the social season begins, the unlikely pair may discover that the greatest danger isn't scandal. It's falling in love.

Lyra Sutton has spent her entire life surviving.By day, she's a quiet university student with perfect grades and a future that finally promises freedom. By night, she's Midnight Mist—an anonymous cyber operative who infiltrates systems, exposes criminals, and completes dangerous jobs for clients she'll never meet.Her only rule has always been simple:Take the money. Never ask questions.Until one assignment changes everything.A single break-in. One corrupted laptop. One mysterious syndicate.By the time Lyra realizes she has erased years of evidence against one of the world's deadliest criminal organizations, it is already too late.Nevan Thorne has spent years hunting the men responsible for his brother's murder. When his investigation is destroyed by an elusive hacker known only as Midnight Mist, vengeance becomes personal.He doesn't know her name.He doesn't know her face.But he swears he'll find her.As a deadly mafia war ignites beneath Manhattan's glittering skyline, Lyra finds herself trapped between ruthless syndicates, buried family secrets, and a past built on lies. The same night she unknowingly destroys Nevan's only chance at justice, her own home goes up in flames, leaving behind a body... and questions no one is prepared to answer.Now the hunter is hunting the wrong prey.Because Midnight Mist isn't working for the enemy.She's simply a girl who accepted the wrong job.And when the truth finally surfaces, both Lyra and Nevan will discover that revenge has been manipulating them from the very beginning.Some secrets are worth killing for.Others are worth burning the world to protect.