Hardcover – 448 pages

GladiatormeetsFinal Fantasyin this cinematic, action-packed epic romantasy where one mans last hope for freedomand revengerelies on one elven royal and her bloody, brutal arena.

LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN?featuring spray-painted edges with stenciled ivy, as well as gorgeously detailed endpapers and foiled case stamping. This breathtaking first edition is available for a limited time and while supplies last in the US and Canada only.

One hundred years. Tens of thousands of gladiators. And today, only one will rise

Everything in the Kingdom of Arrow is a lie.

Leith of Grey thought coming to this new land and volunteering to fight in the gladiator arenavicious, bloodthirsty tournaments where only the strongest survivewould earn him enough gold to save his dying sister. He thought there was nothing left to lose.

He was wrongand they tookeverything. His hope. His freedom. His very humanity.

All Leith has left is his battle-scarred body, fueled by rage and hardened from years of fighting for the right to live another day.

Then Leith meets Maeve, an elven royal who is everything he despises. Everything he should hate. Until the alluring princess offers him the one thing he needs most: a chance to win the coveted title of Bloodguardand his freedom.

But in a kingdom built on secrets and lies, hope doesnt come cheap.