When Mountains Crumble

Coming October 2026

Shiloh Dupre, the lone heiress of Blackwood, is ready to bring peace to the Ten Territories - or she would be, if she wasn’t trapped under the oppressive thumb of her father, Lord Sebastian. Shiloh dreams of a better world for the citizens of Blackwood ever since a solar flare wiped out most of the world, but she has little power with her father’s malice toward her. The only hope she has of making positive change in her territory is a marriage of convenience orchestrated by the father she loathes. The problem? She’s been in love with best friend and stable boy, Aster Maxwell, since she was a child. 

Aster longs for stability for his family. In an act of desperation, Aster leaves his lowly position at Blackwood Manor and joins Lord Sebastian’s military at fourteen. But his years in service are far from kind to him. He must grow up fast in order to survive the front lines. 

A chance encounter rekindles complex feelings between Shiloh and Aster, but can they navigate their forbidden love in the midst of a dystopian world aimed at ruining their lives? Or will the pressure from their circumstances crush them to dust?