This breakout romantasy sensation by Rachel Schneider that has taken the Internet by storm bursts with suspense, romance, and a breathtaking twist you won't see coming.
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 her identity 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.
Packed with knife fights and seafaring adventure, METAL SLINGER is the smash-hit start to the romantic fantasy duology, the Fire & Metal series.
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 her identity 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.
Packed with knife fights and seafaring adventure, METAL SLINGER is the smash-hit start to the romantic fantasy duology, the Fire & Metal series.
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A year after the traitor Lord Valerius was brought to justice, the kingdom of Aethelgard enjoys a fragile peace. Warden Elara is finally building her dream: a Royal Academy where magic-users can learn their craft without fear. By her side is Commander Seraphina, the formidable leader of the Warden's Guard and the anchor of Elara's world. But their quiet life is irrevocably shattered when an assassination attempt on a northern general reveals that the shadow of Valerius and his Obsidian Hand conspiracy runs deeper than they ever imagined.
As the aggressive northern kingdom of Vorlag masses its armies on the border, the King makes a terrible choice. Seraphina, the kingdom's most capable commander, is sent to the frigid north to hold the line against a full-scale invasion, a war made more perilous by the traitors hiding within her own ranks.
Left behind in the capital, Elara is tasked with an even more dangerous mission: to unmask the mastermind of the conspiracy hiding within the viper pit of the royal court. Forced to trade her Warden's robes for the masks of a spy, Elara must navigate a deadly game of political intrigue where a single misstep means death. With the help of the grim General Theron and his secret network of agents, she begins to unravel a plot more terrifying than a simple coup-a chemical genocide aimed at every magic-user in the city.
Separated by hundreds of miles but bound by their unwavering love, Elara and Seraphina fight their own desperate battles. From the blood-soaked snow of a besieged fortress to the gilded, treacherous halls of a corrupt court, The Ember and the Shadow is a tale of two women fighting a war on two fronts for the soul of their kingdom, and for a future they can share together.