A Kiss for the Knife

She brought a knife to kill him.

Keeping him alive may cost her everything. Lis Valinder can pick a lock, steal a purse, and talk her way past almost anyone.

One well-paid assassination should buy her foster family a way out of a starving, war-torn country.

Her target is supposed to be a grain profiteer.

He turns out to be the enemy crown prince. Prince Sevren has dangerous magic, questions about missing war supplies, and an infuriating interest in the woman sent to murder him.

Lis has a talent for getting through locked doors—and every reason to distrust the man standing between her and freedom.

Tropes: enemies to lovers, assassin falls for target, thief heroine, slow burn, heist, court conspiracy, found family, series opener (what these mean)