Until I Die

LEAVE ME BEHIND meets THE HANDMAID’S TALE in this star-crossed dystopian romance by the author of LOVE SICK, Deidra Duncan.

In the ruins of a nation, two enemies risk everything for a chance at justice… and each other.

After the Fracture, nothing is safe—not love, not truth, and certainly not women. In the ashes of the fallen United States, the New American Order has seized power, silencing dissent and enslaving the vulnerable. To stop the spread of their evil, Sophia Reeves has given everything to the Defiance, a resistance force battling the NAO, but now, her general has another command: become a contact for an enemy officer-turned-spy. She understands the sacrifice this order requires. Association with a Blood Colonel is a death sentence—especially for a woman.

He’s just a name at first. A whisper in the dark. But week by week, Lucas Scott becomes something more—dangerously unreadable, brutally efficient, and far too human for a man embedded in a regime that breaks people like her. Sophia expects cruelty. She prepares for betrayal. What she finds is a man haunted by secrets, driven by grief, and willing to burn the whole world down for a hope he’s barely clinging to.

Their alliance is a fragile one, forged in shadow and drenched in danger. But as the Defiance grows closer to victory, their missions become deadlier, and the line between duty and desire blurs. Beneath the shadow of escalating war, Sophia and Lucas must decide what they’re willing to sacrifice for a cause that might already be lost—and for a love they were never meant to find.

Hauntingly raw and achingly romantic, UNTIL I DIE is a story of rebellion, redemption, and the unbreakable will to love in a world that has forgotten how.

©2025 Deidra Duncan (P)2025 Deidra Duncan

So devastatingly good,

Impressive, hurtful. Wonderfully written. Definitely recommend reading this one. The author is fabulous and the story is devastatingly good.

Dystopian Romance - devastatingly beautiful

War romance and all that comes with it. I absolutely loved this book. Great narration and story. Scary to think these things could actually happen. My heart was broken again and again and I loved it. Brb going to listen a second time.

Until I die

Romantic, infuriating, suspenseful and soul crushing! It was so fun to binge read this! Slow burn fell in love with both main characters!

Enjoyed this story!

4.5⭐️! If a book makes me cry, I give it an automatic 4 stars. (I actually liked this ending better than Alchemised tbh.) I appreciated how the FMC's trauma follows her throughout the book and isn't glazed over or forgotten. Even her injuries stay constant (no miracle healer here). At times she felt stabby-bratty, but I ended up liking her. And I loved the MMC! Every event felt so real. The relationship between the FMC and MMC was believable and did not feel rushed. I was a little bugged by the constant mentioning of the MMC's eye colors.

The spice scenes between the FMC-MMC are well written and not too raunchy. Other scenes (think Handmaid's Tale, etc.) get the point across without being too descriptive. Check your trigger warnings. Two side characters are mentioned to be in a gay relationship. The narrator did a great job with all of the voices.

Until I Die

The Love Story with a hauntingly beautiful blend of romance and fear that stays with you long after the last page. It’s the kind of book that makes your heart race and ache at the same time, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it after I finished.