The Never Girl - Danielle D. Drummond

Book 1 of Duology

She is the Never Girl, fighting to survive. He is the Keeper, hunting her like prey.

In Evermore, every life is linked to the Undying Flame and gifted an ever life.

All but one. She is the Never Girl.

Cursed by the flame, Alinsia Sorrell has spent her years watching her candle melt while it steals her time. Desperate to be free from her abusive family, her rage ignites something catastrophic, destroying everything and everyone in its path. Forced to flee, she races toward the wall that separates her from the truth about the flame—and the life she deserves.

Grayven Evory, Captain of the Keepers, has one goal: Protect his brother, the Heir of Evermore. After receiving orders to capture the Never Girl—dead or alive—he finds himself thrust into a game of pursuit and survival. He soon realises the Never Girl isn’t what Evermore says she is, and Grayven is desperate to learn what secrets her never life protects.

Can Alinsia outrun the Keepers and defy the odds to cross the wall to freedom? Or will she bring ruin to everything Evermore holds dear?

The Never Girl is the first book in a gothic fantasy romance duology, filled with enemies-to-lovers tension, forced proximity, and a curse set in a fairytale-eqsue world. Perfect for fans of Anathema, One Dark Window, and Powerless.