By the Moonbeam and the Mist: The Esholian Institute Book 2 (The Esholian Institute Series)

He stole her memories. Now she's supposed to steal his freedom—so why can't she stop thinking about him?

Rayna Drey returns to the Esholian Institute for her second year with a mission that has nothing to do with mastering her Wild Whispering magic or surviving late-night parties with her friends. Dyonisia Reeve has given her one singular, non-negotiable task: hunt down Coen Steeler, the murderous pirate who stripped three months of memories from her mind, and deliver him to the Good Council.

Then watch him burn.

Rayna is ready. She's furious. She's prepared for someone dangerous.

What she isn't prepared for is *him*—faster and stronger than anything she's faced before, with a sharp wit and a voice that seems designed specifically to dismantle her focus. Every encounter with Steeler leaves her more rattled than the last, her magic sparking in ways she can't fully control. He knows things about her stolen memories that he shouldn't. He asks questions that don't have clean answers. And the more time she spends chasing him through the shadows of this dark and treacherous world, the harder it becomes to remember exactly why she needs him to burn.

Rayna wanted justice. She wanted answers. She never wanted to feel anything for the man who took everything from her.

But magic, memory, and whatever is growing between them don't care what she wanted.

*By the Moonbeam and the Mist* is a breathtaking romantasy that proves the most dangerous thing Rayna could lose isn't her memories—it's her heart.