Behind the Crimson Curtain

A magical con artist and an actor turned revolutionary fight for freedom in an atmospheric fantasy debut where layered secrets and daring love clash on a stage of war. On the coal-choked island of Luisonn, the tyrannical Stav Regime breeds rebellion among the working class. Firin, a face-changing con artist trained by her domineering father, dances between fake lives to escape punishment for her crimesuntil armed rebels topple the regime. With freedom finally within her grasp, she discovers one of the heroes is her former lover, Bregan, who introduced her to her second love: the theater. As the flames of revolt settle, Firin joins Bregan on the stage. Shes determined to create a life with the honorable man she never forgot. But like the past, love and truth are hard to hideespecially when one of Firins victims, now president, chooses Bregan as his right-hand man. Haunted by the sacrifices of revolution and devoted to the new governments success, Bregan quickly rises in its ranks In a web of war and false identities, Firin must choose a side. But is the price of freedom her heart?