Heartforge

In a city built on a dead god's corpse, three souls will either destroy each other or ignite a revolution.

Welcome to Cogswynd—a sentient steampunk metropolis where the elite Houses harvest human emotion to feed their power. Every seven years, the Crucible forces twenty-four competitors to fight for supremacy. Only one can win.

Unless the rules are about to change.

OCTAVIA CALDWELL is an inventor's daughter with illegal wings that shouldn't exist. Her mother died creating the collar around her neck—a device that could wake the sleeping city or destroy it entirely. She enters the Crucible seeking revenge. She never expected to find them.

EDISON VANTIQUE is Gearwright's perfect soldier, trained to kill without question. His orders are eliminate the Caldwell girl before she can activate her mother's creation. But when her golden wings manifest, his carefully controlled world shatters. Some orders are meant to be broken.

VESPER BRASSMERE is a poisonous prince who performs desire like high art. With mechanical roses that bloom for want and parents who aren't quite human anymore, he entered the Crucible to burn down the system from within. He didn't plan on catching fire himself.

When an assassination attempt forces them into an unprecedented synchronization, their Aethergear creates a bond that shouldn't be possible.

Now they share everything—power, pain, and a hunger that threatens to consume them. Their forbidden connection broadcasts to the entire city, turning them from competitors into revolutionaries. Because in a world where the Houses control through unconscious obedience, three people choosing each other is the ultimate rebellion.

But the Heartforge ritual demands a terrible become one while remaining three, or die trying. And if they succeed? They'll wake a god, transform a city, and prove that love comes in more forms than the world is ready to accept.

Some revolutions begin with violence.
This one begins with a kiss that shatters reality.