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From global phenomenon Callie Hart comes a Sunday Times bestselling highly addictive enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering hot romance that you won't be able to put down! 🗝️ Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate. 🗡️ In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water. Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home. Be careful of the deals you make, dear child. The devil is in the details . . . N.B. Quicksilver contains depictions of graphic violence/adult situations and is therefore recommended for readers 18+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author's website. READERS LOVE QUICKSILVER 'if you love romantasy then you NEED to read this book . . . this book had the PERFECT balance of romance and plot' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Kingfisher is officially my new book boyfriend as he is smoking (literally) but also made my heart melt at times' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I never wanted this book to end!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Shadow Daddies, wolves, fairies, every creature you can imagine is in this book. I have nothing but praise for the story, the writing and the plot' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The romantasy of the year! . . . This is a truly phenomenal book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Featuring a never-before-in-print bonus scene and full-colour endpapers ⚔️Step into the Coliseum at the Spartan War Academy where monsters are made, immortality is won, and even a god can die...⚔️ Alexis Hert isn't a hero, and she certainly isn't a god. All she's ever been is a survivor. But the Fates disagree. When a blood test leads to her admittance at the Spartan War Academy, she'll have to do more than merely survive. Alexis will have to claim her birthright: immortality. But immortality is a privilege, one earned in the crucible of the academy, where the heroes are villains and classrooms battlegrounds. While gladiators Achilles and Patro, her demanding mentors, hone her into a warrior, Augustus and Kharon, her professors and the brooding heirs to the underworld, haunt her steps and her thoughts. Because where there are gods, there are bound to be monsters, and there is more than one hunting Alexis... 'This was damn fun. Alexis was original, full of personality, and I loved being with her on this fun (unhinged) ride. You won't be able to stop yourself from binge reading this' RAVEN KENNEDY, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GILD You might just come across these favourites: 🏛️ War academy 😈 Villainous love interests ⚔️ Gods, gladiators, and warriors, oh my! 🦝 Adorable animal companions 🐍 Animal companions with a lot of ~opinions~ 🔮 Prophecies 🌶️ Dark romance 🤷 Why choose? 💀Touch her and die 💍 Marriage law ☣️ Post-apocalyptic world The romantasy OBSESSSION of 2024: 'This was addictive as hell' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'THAT WAS SO GOOD!!! Wow. I'll be thinking about this book for awhile. Greek mythology + a spartan war academy + a STRONG FMC?! It was perfection. I love all the twists and turns and the guessing along the way. It was such a unique Hercules story and I'm OBSESSED! I need book 2 asap. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Actually iconic' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'LOOOOOOOOOVED IT OMG I literally tried to read it as slow as possible so I would have the book, the characters, their world... EVERYTHING for a little longer... but IT WAS HARD OK bc I really wanted to binge it in one night 👀' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Literally gonna live rent free in my brain' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Perfection, favorite read this year so far' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Blood of Hercules was a No.11 New York Times bestseller on the trade fiction paperback list the week of 22 December 2024.

No war can be fought with clean hands. Not even the ones waged for the right reasons. Not even the ones you win. Tisaanah bargained away her own freedom to save those she left behind in slavery. Now, bound by her blood pact, she must fight the Orders' war - and Max is determined to protect her at all costs. But, when a betrayal tears apart the land of Ara, Max and Tisaanah are pushed into an even bloodier conflict. Tisaanah must gamble with Reshaye's power to claim an impossible victory. And Max, forced into leadership, must confront everything he hoped to forget: his past, and his own mysterious magic. All the while, darker forces loom - far darker, even, than the Orders' secrets. As Tisaanah and Max become ensnared in a web of ancient magic and twisted secrets, one question remains: what are they willing to sacrifice for victory, for power and for love? A tale of dark magic, passionate romance, vengeance and redemption for fans of Carissa Broadbent's Crowns of Nyaxia series. Continue the series with Mother of Death and Dawn, the epic final book in the War of Lost Hearts trilogy.

DISCOVER THE BOOK WITH THE PLOT TWIST THAT BROKE THE INTERNET Featuring a never-before-in-print bonus scene from the sequel and full-colour endpapers *** Rebellion. Loyalty. Friendship. Magic. Love. What would you do to have it all? Even though she's not one of them, Brynn has spent her life among the Alaha, training to be a guard and waiting for the chance to attend the annual market hosted by the Kenta - the very same people who exiled her adopted community to a life at sea. Going to the market is a rite of passage eagerly anticipated by all young guards, but Brynn does not anticipate breaking a century-long peace treaty while there. Nor does she plan for the intense encounter with an enemy soldier that now threatens to unwind the fragile coexistence between their people-and everything Brynn once believed about herself to be true. Brynn's loyalty to the Alaha is tested when the truth of who she is is brought to light by this soldier who's taken an oath to bring her back to where she belongs. Narrowly escaping death on the violent high seas, Brynn's connection to the Alaha is further tested when she learns about the world of magic she's been denied. She was once certain of her fate and where she belonged, but the dark, knowing eyes of this stranger have her questioning everything, including her heart. *** READERS ARE GOING WILD FOR METAL SLINGER 'The BEST plot twist to ever grace my Kindle' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The author is a mastermind. Romantasy is back!!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Need the next book like I need water' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I foamed at the mouth multiple times because they were so HOT!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'RUN, DON'T WALK. READ THIS RIGHT NOW!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this spicy, page-turning romantasy where humans and direwolves forge unbreakable bonds and fight for survival at all costs. Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials. She'll risk her life--and her heart--to be one of them. Meryn Cooper has always hated the Bonded, elite warriors who form mental links with the massive, vicious direwolves they ride. While they live in luxury, Meryn struggles to keep her family out of poverty. When her little sister, Saela, is kidnapped--stolen across the border by the immortal monsters her country has spent centuries fighting--Meryn's world falls apart. Desperate to cross the front and save her sister, Meryn enlists in the army and is thrown into the deadly Bonding Trials, where any mistake will cost her life. Now Meryn must survive four months of training at the castle. She is bound to a feral direwolf who refuses to communicate. The other trainees would love to spill her common blood. And her cold and beautiful instructor, Stark Therion, is eager to punish any weakness. Everything is a competition, and everyone is out to get her--everyone except the dangerously handsome crown prince, whose attention adds another target to her back. In the castle, every smile hides a knife...and the halls hide dark secrets. It's bond or bleed. Duel or die. Failure is ruin. Dire Bound contains mature content including depictions of graphic violence, and is therefore recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author's website. Readers are already falling in love with Direbound: "ONE OF THE BEST READS OF THE YEAR! This book was insanely good." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Stop it right now... I'm actually quite feral for the next book..." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The plot was THICK, the tension and banter? Flawless. And the world with the wolf bond, and trials NEED MORE NOW." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I just finished and still trying to mentally and emotionally recover to what just happened to me. You need to read it IMMEDIATELY." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "If you're into dark romantasy with high stakes, fierce characters, and just the right amount of emotional wreckage, Direbound is your next obsession." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "What an incredible read!! ... I am blown away. ... The romance, the anguish, the BANTER! I love a book with good banter and this was FULL OF IT!" Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I. Am. OBSESSED. ... Left me spiraling in the best way possible. The morally grey anti-hero? Perfection. The slow-burn tension? Electric. ... I was completely immersed." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect for fans of: Slow burn romance Found family Morally grey characters One bed Touch her and die Who did this to you Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Vampires vs. wolves!

It's THE hottest romantasy sensation that EVERYONE is talking about! What do you get if you mix Fourth Wing with Zodiac Academy, a dash of Arthurian legend, and lots and lots of vampires? Welcome to Bloodwing Academy. Expect magic. Expect competition. Expect blood. ........ The reader reviews say it all! 'THIS. IS. HOW. YOU. DO. A. SEQUEL' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This is the next Fourth Wing I swear' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Highly recommend if you're into fantasy with spice, epic betrayals, and creatures with big personalities' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Action- packed, full of delicious tension & the spice was fire' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ........ At Bloodwing Academy, blood is currency, but a dragon's legacy is priceless - and as dangerous as fire. I thought surviving my first year in Bloodwing's deadly halls would be enough. I was wrong. I accidentally woke a dragon - a creature of myth, of death, of fire. Now every highblood house wants control over me and the dragon's legacy I carry. But here's the truth: I have no control. I'm bluffing my way through every encounter, trying to keep everyone from realizing that I'm not the one pulling the dragon's strings. And then there's Blake Drakharrow. I thought he was on my side, that I might even be able to trust him. But he betrayed me. Now I'm his only blood source. How messed up is that? In a place like Bloodwing, where power and survival are everything, this bond may well be the death of us both. Unless I can find a way to end it. In this world of vampires, dragons, and lies, there are no happy endings. Just legends - and the darkness it takes to make them. ........ Perfect for fans of: Dragons, Vampires and Fae Slow-burn and spice Enemies-to-lovers and fated mates .......... Readers can't stop praising The Bond that Burns: 'It's been a long time since the magic of a book series captured me like Harry Potter or Fourth Wing, but this absolutely delivered' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I loved the first book, but this book was even better!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'There's so much tension, angst, and yearning between Medra and Blake, and the spice was DELICIOUS' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

It's THE hottest romantasy sensation that EVERYONE is talking about! What do you get if you mix Fourth Wing with Zodiac Academy, a dash of Arthurian legend, and lots and lots of vampires? Welcome to Bloodwing Academy. Expect magic. Expect competition. Expect blood. 🩸🩸🩸 The reader reviews say it all! 'If you love dragons, academia, trials, vampires, and spice, you will absolutely devour this book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is a slow burn romance, and I could barely handle the tension, banter, pining, and angst ... it was immaculate' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I think this might be my favourite book of the year - actually, it probably is! From the enticing plot to the angst-filled relationship, everything about it was perfect' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This was definitely like Zodiac Academy meets Fourth Wing but stands on its own. Fae, Vampires, and Dragons! I mean, come on!! How amazing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩸🩸🩸 I didn't sign up for this. A half-fae in a school of highblood vampires? That's a recipe for torment. I'm Medra Pendragon - last of the dragon riders, or so they tell me. Funny thing is, there are no dragons left. Not a single one. But somehow, that hasn't stopped the vampires from deciding I'm worth capturing. Now I'm stuck at Bloodwing Academy, where the highbloods run everything and blightborn like me? We're just blood in their veins, pawns in their games. But that's not even the worst part. Enter Blake Drakharrow. Cold, arrogant, and way too gorgeous for his own good. He's been tormenting me since the moment we met, and now, thanks to some ancient ritual, we're betrothed. He acts like he owns me, but I'm not going down without a fight. Bloodwing isn't just a school - it's a battlefield. Highbloods fight for power, and if you're weak? You're dead. Between deadly competitions, lies that could get me executed, and a dragon-shaped secret looming over my head, all I have to do is survive. Easy, right? Except I'm starting to think the real danger isn't the academy - it's what I'm becoming in this twisted game of power. And Blake? He might just be the one who pushes me over the edge. They think they can control me. They think they can use me. But they have no idea what they've awakened. 🩸🩸🩸 Perfect for fans of: 🐲 Dragons, Vampires and Fae 🌶️ Slow-burn and spice 💗 Enemies-to-lovers and fated mates 🩸🩸🩸 Readers can't stop praising On Wings of Blood: 'These two are everything. Their humour? Their BANTER? God tier' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I binged this in two days because I simply couldn't stop. It's a mix of Fourth Wing, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, andZodiac Academy and I need the next book immediately' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The narrative is flawless and weaves beautifully around a fantastical and timeless dark world' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I laughed, I cried, and I swooned, what more could I ask for?' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Back in Grim's castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future--and the fate of the world--now hinge on a heart split in two. Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king"--

From USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation comes the next instalment in the gripping, steamy dark romance series that everyone is talking about! 'Filled with tension, heartbreak and electric chemistry. This one will tear your heart right out of your chest before tossing it back in and sewing you up' No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver -- He'll never forget her, but he'll never forgive her either . . . Now back home with the security of Kade's team, Stacey is pulled further into her own living hell, desperate for a chance to escape - until the opportunity finally comes to fight back. Kade has never been so deep in the pits of hell itself. Seeing Stacey once nearly knocked him off his axis but seeing her twice - ready to make amends and fix the past - is a disaster waiting to happen. Yet, despite his hatred for her, she's his anchor; the memories of what they used to be the only thing keeping him sane and preventing the darkness from consuming him. But what happens when the truth about their past finally unravels, and he learns what really happened the night that tore them apart? Voracious is a dark romance and contains explicit sexual content and difficult themes. Please read the content warnings before reading. Recommended 18+. -- Readers love the Edge of Darkness trilogy! 'I'M SO OBSESSED SEND HELP' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This series is CONSUMING my soul' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The love story of Kade and Stacey is one that will linger in my heart for years to come' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the best dark romance series I've ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- Tropes: ❤️‍🔥 Brother's best friend 🔐 Hate to love ⛓ Second chance romance 🐍 Touch her and d*e ‍❤️‍🔥 Mutual obsession 🔐 Forced proximity

Revenge demands sacrifice. Don't miss this action-packed, jaw-dropping, dark and romantic sequel to Dire Bound. This gorgeous DELUXE LIMITED EDITION is available while supplies last--featuring exclusive special design features. CROWNED BY DESTINY. CONSUMED BY VENGEANCE. Against all odds, Meryn Cooper has inherited the crown--and a deadly war. As the Kingdom of Nocturna splinters under the weight of generations of lies, it is up to Meryn, her bonded direwolf Anassa, and their allies to bring the country back from the brink. But the commoners, the Bonded, and the nobles are distrustful of their new queen and Meryn is caught in a deadly game of politics. Meanwhile, Meryn's beloved younger sister, Saela, is more at risk than ever. Confusingly, the one person Meryn can trust is Stark Therion--the dark, dangerous Alpha she thought hated her as much as she loathed him. Yet, his loyalty is unshakeable. His presence is intoxicating. And with his guidance, Meryn can seize an unthinkable level of power. With enemies closing in and shadows stirring in her dreams, Meryn stands to lose her kingdom--and her heart. Blood will spill. Bonds will break. Fate will be tested. Perfect for fans of: Slow burn romance Forbidden romance Found family Morally grey characters Touch her and die Who did this to you Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Vampires vs. wolves!