There are always side characters who need their own story. The minute Cam arrived on Nick’s doorstep in Sundays with Oliver, I knew he’d get a book. Brian from the This Time Forever series was always going to get a book. And Robin (Let’s Connect) had to have a book, otherwise he’d have been sad forever.
When Gael went to visit his friend Price in To See the Sun, I had the feeling Price would make an awesome main character, but I didn’t know what his story would be. When I figured it out, though? It could not have been more perfect. And matching his blend of snark with the upright Cato was about the most fun I’ve had writing in years.
I initially started writing The City without End in 2021 but ended up putting it aside to work on the Hearts & Crafts books. I picked the book back up this past summer, and after reading it through, discovered it was less messy than I remembered! But definitely not finished. So, I finished it and here it is, ready for preorder.
In the City Without End, level means everything.
The overcity is bright and glittering, the realm of the First Families. As a dutiful son and heir, Cato spends his days crafting the contracts that bind citizens together—but by night, he works to undermine the corrupt system. When his activities come under question, he scrambles to cover his tracks. Then his family arranges a new marriage for him, and Cato must look deeper than he ever has into the society into which he was born.
Price, the hidden son of a First Family, took refuge in the dark undercity twenty years ago after leaving his family under a shroud of mystery. The only thing that could draw him back is the disappearance of his sister, and the fact that his family has betrothed him to the Prince of Contracts in her place. This so-called prince represents everything that’s wrong with the city. But if he wants to keep his place and find his sister, he has to go along with his family’s plans.
What begins as duty becomes more as Cato and Price realize they’re not so different—and that someone wants them dead. Between dodging attempts on their lives and trying to find Price’s sister, they must work together if they want a chance at humanizing the City Without End.
Kelly Jensen 