A Rose to the Torch (Into Vermilion)

A genetic mystery.
An ancient bloodline.
A secret that threatens all those she loves.

For 18-year-old Coral, losing her best friend Tamara to a prestigious college is more than just losing a friend; it feels like she’s lost her whole grip on reality. But then, Coral’s reality was always going to be a bit different from everyone else’s...

From birth, Coral has been burdened by the knowledge that she is a hemomancer – an endangered race known for their somewhat macabre ability to manipulate blood. But secret suffering has been easier than the alternative, should Coral’s family ever find out about her powers.

Then a man named Gavin accosts Coral in an alleyway, claiming to be a hemomancer sent to protect her. But how does he know Coral’s secret?

When Coral’s secret is exposed to all those she holds dear, she finds herself left with no choice but to join Gavin in the hemomancer community of the Orchid Veil. But as a virtually powerless “nought”, Coral soon discovers that she has just become another, more dangerous, outsider.

Guilty of ruining Coral’s life, Gavin goes searching for answers.

But when Coral is pushed to the brink, can her humanity win over? Or will dormant bloodlust consume her whole?

A Rose to the Torch is the first book in the Into Vermilion series by Bartholomew Lander.

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