With shades of Game of Thrones and Romeo and Juliet, this richly imagined fantasy from debut author Sarah Ahiers is a tale of love, lies, and vengeance. Fans of Kristin Cashore and Rae Carson will devour the perfectly crafted actions and inventive globe building.

Seventeen-year-old Lea Saldana is definitely a trained assassin. She was created into among the nine clipper Families in the kingdom of Lovero who lawfully take lives for a cost. As a member from the highest-ranking clan, commitment to Family can be appreciated about Assassin’s Heart above all, but it doesn’t quit Lea from engaging in a secret romantic relationship with Val Da Via, a youngster from a rival clan. Despite her better judgment, Lea has dropped in love with him; but she’s confident she can anticipate any threat a mile away.

Then she awakens one night to a residence filled with smoke. Although she narrowly escapes, she neglects to save her Family members as their home is consumed by flames. With horror, she realizes that Val and his Family are the only ones who could possibly be responsible. Devastated over his betrayal and the loss of her clan, there’s just one thing on her mind: producing the Da Vias pay out. The heart of the assassin craves revenge.