Red Tigress Wen Zhao Amlie (2022)

Fans of Children of Blood and Bone will love this sequel to Blood Heir, the second book in an epic fantasy series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to liberate her empire from a brutal reign. Ana Mikhailov is the only surviving member of the royal family of Cyrilia. She has no army, no title and no allies, and must find a way to reclaim the throne or risk the empresss brutal retribution. Morganya is determined to establish a new world order on the spilled blood of non-Affinites, and Ana is certain that she will not stop until she has killed them all. Anas only chance of navigating the dangerous world of her homeland is to partner with Ramson Quicktongue once again, but the cunning crime lord has schemes of his own. To find an army, they must cross the Whitewaves to the impenetrable stone forts of Bregon, where no one can be certain what they will find. A dark power has risen. Will revolution bring peace, or will it only paint the streets with more blood?