Publication Date: Nov 2022

Synopsis:

Amryn has many reasons to hate the empire. Her latest is her forced marriage to General Carver Vincetti, better known as the Butcher. If he learns even one of her secrets, he will kill her. And Amryn has many secrets. Not only is she an empath with forbidden magic, she’s also a newly recruited rebel intent on destroying the empire—starting at Esperance.

Carver knows the rebels have infiltrated the remote temple of Esperance. His job is to hunt them down before they can wreck the emperor’s new peace. Despite the demons that haunt him, Carver is intent on his mission—but he’s not prepared for Amryn. From her fiery red hair to her surprising wit, his new wife has captured his attention. The attraction that flares between them is undeniable. Now he just has to determine if she’s the enemy.

When the newly married couples become targets in a violent game, Esperance becomes more dangerous than anyone anticipated. Carver and Amryn are about to discover that no one is exactly who they appear to be—especially each other.

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What To Expect:

Esperance is a suspenseful romantasy filled with mystery, romance, magic, and includes the trope, arranged marriage. It is book 1 in a series.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Mild – “Hell, whore”

Sexual Content: Closed Door – Sexual innuendos, feelings of attraction and desire, steamy kisses with tongue and sounds mildly described

Violence: Moderate – Medieval violence and killings involving swords, domestic abuse death and gore with blood and limbs torn and strewn around a room, attempted murder, death, poison

Substance Use: Moderate – Alcohol, intoxication, discussion of fictional drug use and addiction

Prejudices: Against a fictional group

Religious Themes: This book contains a fictional religion

Other Topics: Pregnancy loss

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