The August Five

Set on the invented world of Aeren, this debut novel follows a privileged young man and a girl from the working class whose lives are pulled together by a violent uprising. Tommy Shore's father is a powerful politician determined to strip the cottagers, the lower class, of their rights. Tamsin Henry's father is a revolutionary plotting to bring down the Zunft, the corrupt ruling body that controls everything on the planet.

Tommy and Tamsin's worlds collide during the August Rising, an attack by cottagers organized by a rebel group called the August Five. When Tommy saves Tamsin during the chaos, he begins to doubt what the Zunft is really after. He must decide how much he is willing to risk to challenge his father and stand up for people who have no protection.