The Darkening (The Darkening Duology, 1)

In this thrilling and epic YA fantasy debut, the only hope for a city trapped in the eye of a cursed storm lies with the daughter of failed revolutionaries and a prince terrified of his throne. Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queens soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangmans axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queens soldiersled by a paranoid princecatch up to Vespers father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate. Even arm herself with her fathers book of dangerous experimental magic. Even infiltrate the princes elite squad of soldier-sorcerers. Even cheat her way into his cold heart. But when Vesper learns that theres more to the story of her mothers death, shell have to make a choice if she wants to save her city: trust the devious prince with her familys secrets, or follow her mothers footsteps into the Storm.