A dangerously romantic Scarlet Pimpernel-Inspired fantasy.

Enemies-to-lovers doesn't get more high stakes than a witch and a witch hunter falling in love in bestselling author Kristen Ciccarelli's latest romantic fantasy.

On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is.

Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe - a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution - who she can't help but find herself falling for.

Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. But what if she’s the very villain he’s hunting?

Praise

“An addictive first installment that sets readers up for a series full of magic and romance.” - Kirkus

“Ciccarelli persuasively imbues each side of the conflict with complexity, depicting both as being neither wholly good nor evil. The protagonists’ strong chemistry unfolds at a tense and steady pace in this high-stakes romantasy.” - Publishers Weekly

Fans of the enemies-to-lovers trope will not be able to put this book down. Ciccarelli creates a world that will immediately immerse readers. -School Library Journal

“A steamy game of cat and mouse between witch and witch-hunter, played out against a backdrop of opulence, secrets, and bloody history. I couldn't look away.” - Kendare Blake, #1 NYT bestselling author of Champion of Fate 

“Enchanting and deeply romantic, Heartless Hunter drew me in with the first sentence and left me breathless by the last. A story that unfolds like a spell, and one that is destined to capture your heart.” - Rebecca Ross, #1 NYT bestselling author of Divine Rivals

“From the high-stakes intrigue, to the rich world-building, to the enthralling magic system, to the toe-curling tension between two striking characters who are destined to be foes but can’t keep their hands (and hearts) to themselves—there is nothing about this book that I don’t fervently adore.” - Thea Guanzon, NYT bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars 

“This was just the book for me. Dark, romantic, and brimming with forbidden magic, Heartless Hunter masterfully captures being caught between seduction and subterfuge. My heart was racing!” - Rachel Gillig, NYT bestselling author of One Dark Window

“I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN … It’s the sexy witchy lady Pimpernel retelling we all deserve.” - Kester Grant, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Court of Miracles

“An enchantingly written, high-stakes romantasy with a pulse-racing plot – I was captivated.” - Natasha J. Hastings, author of How to Charm a Viscount

“Heartless Hunter is my favorite kind of fantasy: sizzling with romance and banter between enemies caught in a dangerous world.” - Emily Thiede, author of This Vicious Grace

“Ciccarelli has created a cutthroat world of forbidden magic that will become your new favourite enemies-to-lovers Romantasy. This is enemies-to-lovers done right, and after that ending, I can’t wait for book two.” - Megan Scott, author of A Temptation of Magic

"The Crimson Moth is a spell-binding fantasy romance with twists, turns, and an irresistible forbidden love … Ciccarelli weaves a tale that is impossible to put down." - Elizabeth Helen, author of the Beasts of the Briar series

“Told in alternating third-person point of view between Gideon and Rune, this fantasy take on The Scarlet Pimpernel smoothly spools out a complex plot, and the perspective changes heighten the tension between the two ... The dizzying finale promises a sequel.” - Booklist

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