The Sharp Edge of Fate

<p>"It's your job. You kill who I tell you, when I tell you."</p><p>The Belladonna is a shadow; an assassin who leaves purple-black berries on the bodies of her victims. No one knows her name, or her face.</p><p>Piper is desperate to keep it that way.</p><p>When an assignment goes spectacularly wrong, Piper's carefully separated lives begin to converge. Her target becomes a reluctant ally as they search for clues to the disappearances haunting the city of Silversdale; disappearances that include Piper's close friend, and a member of the empire's ruling family.</p><p>With two children in her care and time running out before she is due to deliver on her contract, Piper will soon find she has only scratched the surface of a plot that threatens everything she holds dear.</p>