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Vow of Thieves – Mary E. Pearson

This sequel to 2018’s Dance of Thieves picks up pretty much where the first installment in this Remnant Chronicles spin-off ended. Vow of Thieves finds things going well for Kazi and Jase. They’re in love, the Ballenger family will become legitimate and Tor’s Watch will become a kingdom in its own right.

But, of course that can’t stay the case, or there’d be no need for a sequel, right?

During a journey back to Tor’s Watch, the couple are brutally attacked and forcibly separated. Unsure whether the other is alive or dead, both Kazi and Jase must keep their wits about them, somehow manage to survive and struggle to get back to one another.

The official synopsis:

"Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them—the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer, Tor’s Watch will be a kingdom, and the two of them will meet all challenges side by side, together at last. But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and in their rush to return to Tor’s Watch, just outside the fortress walls, they are violently attacked and torn apart—and each is thrust into their own new hell. Unsure whether the other is alive or dead, Kazi and Jase must keep their wits among their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies. And all the while, Death watches and waits."

Vow of Thieves is available on August 6.