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Blood & Steel: An Epic Romantic Fantasy

Helen Scheuerer (2023-02-16)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Legends of Thezmarr #
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeathBlood

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneReluctant Hero

Synopsis

** BOOK #1 IN A NOW COMPLETE EPIC FANTASY ROMANCE SERIES ** Perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom , From Blood and Ash and The Witcher , BLOOD & STEEL is an epic romantic fantasy with enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn spice, found family, and a sprawling world of magic and monsters. 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? If you like fierce sword-wielding heroines and brooding, tortured heroes, you will devour this sexy, addictive fantasy adventure. Blood & Steel is the gripping first book in the heart-pounding, epic romantic fantasy series, The Legends of Thezmarr .

Tags

Epic FantasySword and SorceryDark FantasyAdventure Romance

Blood & Steel: An Epic Romantic Fantasy: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Contains moderate combat violence, deadly training sequences, and slow-burn romantic content that builds to steamy scenes. Features themes of defying societal gender restrictions and impending doom.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and blood.

Who'll love this

Readers will be drawn to Althea's determination to become a warrior despite the rules against women fighting, plus the romantic tension with her brooding chaperone.