Blood & Steel
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3.8 • 13 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
With her death foretold, Althea Zoltaire only has three years to become what she’s always dreamed of being: a warrior legend. Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms. The sparring and hazing of the new trainees border on deadly, but even more dangerous is her growing attraction to Wilder Hawthorne, her unwilling warrior chaperone. All around them, schemes are afoot and darkness looms. Will Althea pass the perilous initiation test and take her place as a champion of Thezmarr—or will the invading evil snatch away her dream before it starts? Blood & Steel is the gripping first book in the heart-pounding, epic romantic fantasy series, The Legends of Thezmarr.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sydney-born author Helen Scheuerer self-published more than a dozen romantic fantasy books before securing her first traditional publishing deal. Those years of practice and patience have rewarded her with both a large and loyal audience and a sure grasp of her craft. In this epic opening novel of the Legends of Thezmarr series, Scheuerer introduces a tantalising enemies-to-lovers arc for self-trained female warrior Althea Zoltaire and her stubborn minder Wilder Hawthorne. The author also takes her time in the best sense, setting up the pieces for a marathon multi-piece narrative. Read with snappy spontaneity by Mollie Stark and Sebastian Grove, Blood & Steel builds out the politics and realities of its fantasy realm while still allowing for a fun and playful vibe between its protagonists.
