Stars, Hide Your Fires

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Cass, a practiced thief from a minor moon, sees the emperor’s ball as her cleanest opportunity to steal a fortune for her ailing father and the ragtag crew that keeps her afloat. When she boards the imperial palace station to execute her plan—slip in, blend among the elite, and take from the rich—everything fractures at once: the emperor is found dead, and Cass becomes the most convenient suspect. Forced to navigate shifting loyalties and a web of palace intrigue, she must team up with a captivating, enigmatic rebel whose presence complicates every assumption she’s made. With high-stakes deception, sharp character dynamics, and a mystery that widens into a larger political reckoning, this novel explores survival, trust, and the cost of choosing who to betray—delivered in Jessica Mary Best’s fast, cinematic style and propulsive, character-driven storytelling.

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