Riona Nevis risked her life to uncover her uncle’s treacherous plots, and now, she is once again surrounded by enemies on every side. Kenter is a country of phantoms; ruled by a tyrant, controlled by a ruthless general, and condemned to starve while its overlords seize its resources. One wrong step—one hint of rebellion—and King Jericho will not hesitate to destroy everything that she and Duke Valerian have sworn to protect. Faced with impossible odds and a country close to crumbling, she must find a way to defy the monsters in Kenter’s court…without losing her head. Caelan, the spy who finally ended the Empire’s thirty-year war, should have everything he ever wanted: a title, estates, and riches beyond imagination. Perhaps it would be enough, if he hadn’t fallen for the one woman he could never have. The one woman who had made him question his loyalty to his country. Now in the heart of the Erdurian Empire, he vows to forsake his weak, traitorous heart and dedicate himself fully to his Emperor’s service. He will forget her. He will prove his loyalty. He will become the weapon his Empire needs, even if doing so means watching the woman he loves march to war. Rise of Rebels is the second book in a New Adult dark fantasy series set in the Born Assassin world, full of cutthroat court intrigue, morally gray heroes, and slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance.