They were never meant to meet. They’ll never survive apart.

Beulah is a city divided into districts by wealth, and seventeen-year-old Ellio knows his place—at the bottom. Even his extraordinary gift with machines can’t break the chains of the Downs.

Then he finds her.

A mysterious girl—feverish, injured, and clearly out of place. Helping her is reckless. But Ellio has never been able to turn his back on someone in need.

Kaya is stubborn, impulsive, and volatile. His opposite in every way. Worse, she’s from Aurea, the city’s golden district, and the secrets she carries could burn them both.

As their unlikely friendship sparks into something more, the danger increases at every step. Because in a city built on cages, love between the districts is forbidden—and often deadly.

With enemies closing in on every side, Ellio will have to decide if Kaya is just another impossible dream, or if some things are worth fighting for—even in the Downs.

If you love dystopian stories like The Lunar Chronicles, Battle Angel Alita, and Divergent, dive into this heart-pounding friends-to-lovers story of a cinnamon roll hero and his fierce heroine!

Standalone in the Beauty from Ashes series.

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