Tribute

Bys: Kading, C. S. and Fuentes, Tony

She swore she'd never return. The Devil had other plans.

In 1984 Romania, Ilena Firan has spent eight years running from the one place that destroyed her-Scholomance, the Devil's hidden school beneath a cursed lake. Its graduates gain impossible power... and an oath that chains them forever.

Dragged back by a summons she can't refuse, Ilena expects scorn.

She doesn't expect him.

Her former lover-now the Devil's scarred, merciless V nătorii-hunts oath-breakers across Europe. The boy she loved is gone, replaced by a weapon with storm-gray eyes and a hatred that cuts deeper than any blade.

Then the Devil announces an ancient dragon is seeking a new rider, and the school erupts into ambition, treachery, and blood-deep temptation. Power whispers. Old wounds burn. And every choice pulls Ilena closer to the darkness she once escaped.

But the Devil's lies run far deeper than anyone realizes-and time is running out for Ilena to decide whether she'll reclaim her past, seize forbidden power, or survive the Devil's design at all.

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Set against the paranoia of 1984 Cold War Romania, TRIBUTE blends Romanian folklore with second-chance romance and dark academia atmosphere.

Perfect for readers who loved:

→ The dragon bonds of Fourth Wing

→ The atmospheric tension of Babel

This standalone dark romantasy delivers second-chance romance intensity, forbidden magic, and a love story forged in desperation and reclaimed through truth.

Heat Level: *** (Spicy with emotional depth)

Genre: Dark Romantasy Adult Fantasy Romance

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GLYZX2CT
• ISBN13: 9798987982051
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Sanddancer Publications
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"