All The Rage You Left

In a matriarchal dystopia built after centuries of male violence, officer Linora Sahl is loyal to the system meant to keep women safe. But when she develops feelings for a man condemned to die, she questions whether that supposed safety comes at a cost far too great.

In Vinterrand, a matriarchal society built to prevent male violence, love is considered the most dangerous rebellion.

Linora Sahl, a loyal officer for the system, is given the chance to uncover what happened to her exiled father. Determined to close the door to the grief of that lost connection, she interrogates Elian Norgren, a man accused of murder and facing execution. She soon finds out he knows nothing of her father, yet his sensitivity and magnetic presence draw her in, stirring feelings she has been taught are dangerous.

When he is found guilty, the return of the death sentence creates friction amongst the Hearthbound, an underground rebel force. A Lieutenant with a personal vendetta against Linora’s family advances Elian’s execution and Linora questions his guilt. She warns him so he has the chance to say farewell to his family, choosing feeling over duty for the first time. When he escapes, she is accused of betrayal.

Forced into hiding, Linora and Elian retreat to a remote cabin. As they are hunted down by the world she once believed in, life outside the system forces her to confront a terrifying possibility—that the measures put in place to protect women may have cost them all what makes life worth living: connection, freedom, love.

As his real identity comes to light and betrayal festers between them, Linora and Elian are propelled towards the very center of the Hearthbound movement. In a world hardened by grief and a past marked by bloodshed, Linora must choose between survival within a cruel society or fighting for a world that embraces connection, even if it might cost her him.

Multi-POV

The novel follows three female characters as they navigate different parts of this world, all of their paths coming together at the end

Linora Sahl

Linora works as an officer at the Reassignment Center. She leads a sober, disciplined life, convinced that order is the only barrier preventing the return of the chaos that once caused so much harm—until meeting Elian awakens emotions she has been taught are dangerous.

Freya of Hjärteland

A 15-year old girl raised in a women's commune where Lyskred—the system's religion—originated, longs to finally prove herself through the Rite of Awakening and become a Sister at last. But following one of the Mothers orders will lead her to be exiled and forced to survive on her own.

Lieutenant Vera Halden has built her career on duty and betrayal. She is haunted by a past decision regarding a former lover. When a familiar name catches her attention, she sets off to prove Elian's guilt, for failing to do so would mean admitting she might once, long ago, have made a terrible mistake.

Vera Halden