The Crimson Moth by Kristen Ciccarelli (Hardback)

A high-stakes enemies-to-lovers romantasy where a witch and a witch hunter are drawn together in a world shaped by revolution and fear.

On the night Rune’s life changed, the streets ran red with blood. In the aftermath, witches have fallen from power to persecution, hunted as their magic fades. Forced into hiding, Rune spends her days posing as a carefree socialite, masking the truth of who she is.

By night, she becomes the Crimson Moth, a vigilante working in secret to save her kind from being wiped out. But when a mission goes wrong, she needs a new plan—one that puts her dangerously close to the enemy. To gather information and divert suspicion, she sets her sights on Gideon Sharpe, a relentless witch hunter devoted to the revolution.

Gideon despises everything Rune appears to represent. Yet when he suspects her connections to the Crimson Moth’s operations, he plays along, entering her world under the guise of courting her. As they circle each other with hidden motives, what begins as strategy shifts into something far more complicated.

Behind appearances and assumptions, both begin to see something real in the other. But with secrets between them and opposing loyalties, the truth could destroy everything.

This opening to a romantic fantasy duology explores power, identity, and the risks of trust in a world where love may be the most dangerous choice of all.