Erin McGaw

On the night of her 21st birthday, Aspen Rigby’s world was supposed to change-but not like this.

Brutally attacked and left unconscious, she wakes up in an unfamiliar place: Division 27, a covert facility so secret it doesn’t officially exist. Hidden beneath layers of government cover-ups and surveillance, Division 27 is part of a classified circle of central intelligence-an elite network that operates outside the bounds of law and morality.

Aspen is told she’s been rescued. That she’s safe now. But nothing feels safe.

Plagued by flashbacks of the attack, haunted by memories she can’t escape, and thrust into a world she never asked to be part of, Aspen is forced to adapt-fast. But survival in Division 27 means more than physical strength. It means learning to navigate a place where trust is a currency... and betrayal hides behind friendly smiles.

As she trains her body and sharpens her mind, Aspen begins to realize that the attack wasn’t random. She was targeted. And now, the same people who saved her might be the ones pulling the strings.

With enemies closing in and secrets threatening to shatter everything she thought she knew, Aspen must decide: will she follow the path laid out for her-or burn it down and forge her own?

Gripping, gritty, and unapologetically fierce, this is a story about resilience, identity, and what it means to take control when your world has already been stolen.

If you love strong heroines, shadowy agencies, and high-stakes twists-this book will leave you breathless.