Vanessa Le

Kochin is a Heartsooth – a rare being with the ability to heal any wound. Any wound, that is, except death. Gradually, he realises the answer to his desperate quest can only lie in one place: Yarong, the lush yet war-torn island the first heartsooths called home. But how much is he willing to sacrifice in order to reunite with...

When Nhika is caught using her bloodcarving abilities during a sham medical appointment, she's captured by underground thugs and sold to an aristocratic family to heal the last witness of their father’s murder. But as Nhika delves deeper into their investigation amidst the glitz of Theumas’ wealthiest district, she begins to notice parallels between this job and her own dark...