by Joshua sparkman
Roman had fame, money, and an audience that followed his every word. Then he died. Reborn as Roman Maraux Duvall, heir to one of the most powerful noble houses in a world of bloodlines, magic, and political violence, he enters a second life already burdened by expectations. His mother is gone, his blood is abnormal, and forces far older and more dangerous than he understands are already watching him. But Roman is no ordinary child. He remembers his first life—the highs, the mistakes, the addictions, the hollow worship of strangers, and the cost of living for an audience. In this new world, every child’s future is eventually shaped by the class system, and when Roman reaches the First Threshold, his class will be forged from five truths: Blood. Talent. Training. Desire. Deeds. The problem is that everyone around him already thinks they know what he should become. As Roman grows through noble politics, elite schooling, family expectation, and supernatural danger, he becomes increasingly determined to claim one thing for himself: his future. Because he has already lived one life shaped by other people’s expectations. He has no intention of letting them choose his class for him.
