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Published: 29th October 2025
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Published: 29th October 2025
This Wretched Dawn
By (Author) Melinda Gong
Turner Publishing Company
Turner Publishing Company
29th October 2025
New edition
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Contemporary and urban fantasy
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance
Paperback
336
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
For fans of Chloe Gong comes aslow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy in which a young Shanghai woman must work with her ex, the London prince, to save their rival courts-if she doesn't kill him or fall back in love with him first.
It's been nine years since the accords were established and centuries of war between the Midnight and Dawn Courtssettledinto a cold peace. But when poison createdto eliminate the Dawn Court royal bloodline is stolen, all signs point to the Midnight Court and that tentative peace threatens to break. To prevent war, the Emperor tasks Anna Liang, daughter of the Midnight Court's deputy, with working with Paris, the youngest prince of the Dawn Court, to find out who was responsible and prove Shanghai's innocence.
But underneath it, the real assignment: infiltrate the Dawn Court's school for espionage, win Paris's trust, gain intel, and then kill him-Paris, her first love and heartbreak.
Despite this complication, Anna is determined to complete her mission.But as her bond with Paris deepens and the true culprit is revealed, Anna must decide what she's willing to sacrifice tofulfill her duty,and if she even wants to.
MelindaGong is a recent graduate from NYU with a degree in business. Born in New Orleans and raised in New Jersey, she grew up constantly surrounded by tales of Chinese mythology, forbidden love, and girls with swords taking over the world. She is now based in NYC and, when not busy with work, can be found with her head in the clouds, taking excessively long walks, or drinking far too much coffee.