{"product_id":"into-the-darkness-brenna-bustamante-9781969751219","title":"Into The Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003eAza has built her life on precision, discipline, and distance. As a shadow-wielder and trained assassin, she survives by following orders and never questioning the outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer latest assignment should have been routine: eliminate a rival operative and disappear without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, it becomes the moment everything fractures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Aza can complete the kill, the Stars descend on the district, an extremist faction intent on eradicating every shadow-wielder they can find. What was meant to be a controlled execution spirals into chaos, forcing enemies into proximity and turning the city into a battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, Aza is not in control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut off from certainty and hunted alongside the very man she was meant to eliminate, she is pushed into an uneasy alliance shaped by necessity rather than trust. Survival demands cooperation. Survival demands compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs violence spreads and the Stars tighten their grip, Aza's priorities begin to shift. Protecting her sister and closest ally becomes inseparable from the fragile partnership she never intended to form. The lines between enemy and ally blur, and with them, the clarity she has always relied on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges in its place is something far more dangerous than hesitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where loyalty is fleeting and power is contested in blood, Aza is forced to confront the cost of everything she believes in: revenge, survival, and the identity she has carefully constructed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the moment arrives to choose between finishing her mission or preserving what remains of the district, the decision will demand more than skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark fantasy grounded in morally complex characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssassin-driven narratives with layered character dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnemies-to-lovers arcs built on tension and restraint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnrest, faction conflict, and urban fantasy settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-stakes survival stories with emotional depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-burn attraction shaped by danger and proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is meant for 18+. Please check the trigger warnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenna Bustamante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969751215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969751219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bm Creatives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d","brand":"Brenna Bustamante","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49002140467455,"sku":"9781969751219","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/into-the-darkness-brenna-bustamante-9781969751219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}