Caraval meets Throne of the Fallen in this spicy, dark romantasy, where a necromancer must join forces with a deadly phantom to survive a brutal competition—only to find that their alliance risks breaking the most sacred rule of the game: never fall in love.

When Ophelia and her sister discover their mother’s violent murder, there’s no time for grief. Along with her mother’s forbidden death magic, Ophelia has also inherited a crushing debt that threatens to take everything from them. But things turn from bad to catastrophic when her sister makes a desperate choice—entering Phantasma, a deadly competition where most contestants don’t make it out alive and the victor is granted one powerful wish.

Ophelia’s only option? Join the game herself.

But Phantasma is no ordinary contest. It’s a cursed manor, a labyrinth of endless halls and opulent ballrooms, filled with seductive demons and fatal temptations. To win, Ophelia must conquer nine perilous floors, each more treacherous than the last—if fear doesn’t destroy her first.

Then there’s Blackwell.

Arrogant, charming, and far too enigmatic, he claims he can guide and protect her. Ophelia knows better than to trust a stranger—especially one as dangerously alluring as him. But with her sister’s life hanging in the balance, she has no choice but to accept his help.

She just has to resist the irresistible, to ignore the dark pull drawing them together.

Because in Phantasma, losing the game is deadly—but losing your heart is even worse.