Until We Shatter

Cemmy is a hue, the child of a mortal and a Shade. The Church hunts her for using magic at all, and the Council of Shades hunts her because she has too little of it. She survives by stealing, and the money goes toward the care of her ailing mother.

Her luck shifts when Sarivan, a rogue Shade, offers her protection in return for a single job: breaking into the Governor's mansion. The job does not stay small. It grows into a plan to steal a relic the Church has hidden inside a lethal realm of shadow.

To get there, Cemmy has to work alongside Chase, who is dangerous and keeps his own counsel, and a crew of thieves who are as skilled as they are damaged. Trust between them is thin, and betrayal is a live possibility.

This is a fantasy built around a heist, with a fast pace and a large scale. Cemmy stands between two powers that both want her gone, and the crew around her becomes something close to a family. The tone is tense and driven by the plot, with danger waiting on both sides of every door she opens.