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 Vân?torii -- 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.

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Genre: Dark Romantasy Adult Fantasy Romance

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• Publication Date: February 7, 2026
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• Print Length: 339 Pages
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