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Trial of Bronze and Blood (Bronze and Blood Saga #1)

Four deadly trials will reunite them. One secret will tear them apart.

Drusilla Valerius has been loyal to the Faithless in their fight against the tyrannical Imperium since they found her beneath the rubble of her village as a child. When a mission goes wrong and ends with her best friend dead, she’s rescued by someone she never expected to see again: Marcus Scaevola. The only man she’s ever cared for—the man who spurned her feelings six years ago.

And the only person who’s ever defected from the Faithless, despite his claims otherwise.

Marcus should’ve known Dru wouldn’t be the same woman he left all those years ago, but he’s unprepared for her distrust of him–and her uncanny ability to kill. But he has a purpose for seeking her out. Bound by loyalty, he convinces her to train King Cato of Anziano, one of the last countries yet to fall to the Imperium’s ceaseless war-march, in the Valorem Blood Trials. A violent tradition from Anziano’s past held every hundred years, participants must survive four deadly competitions for a chance at glory: hand-to-hand combat, a deadly maze full of riddles, a lawless horse race around the island, and gladiator combat. 

But, unlike years’ past, the Imperium has a heavy hand in it, hiding beneath the guise of peace and unity between their two countries.

When both Dru and Marcus find themselves joining the competition–Dru to take the place of an innocent and Marcus to protect the king–they’re forced to trust one another with their lives. Now inescapably entrenched in the gory, duplicitous world of the blood trials, feelings long-buried surface, blurring the lines between duty and honor, love and loyalty.

But Marcus carries a devastating secret–one that will destroy the foundations of Dru’s world, her deepest beliefs, and both their hearts.

Don’t miss this adult romantasy debut combining the deadly trials of Gladiator with the second-chance romance of Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli.

Trigger warnings: multiple deaths, alcohol, profanity, attempted murder, violence, light gore, explicit sex

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Heir of Fate and Flame (Bronze and Blood Saga #2)

The Valorem Blood Trials are over. The fight for their lives has just begun.

One week after the devastation of the Valorem Blood Trials, Drusilla Valerius, in mourning for the late King Cato Draghi, bears the heavy burden of the crown of Anziano, while Marcus Scaevola, imprisoned deep in the Imperium capital, is ruthlessly tortured by the new Faithless for secrets he refuses to give—secrets that could end in an all-out war.

As Dru’s magic awakens, her bond with the last dragon alive on the continent grows, and the Imperium threatens invasion, the chances of finding Marcus alive become slimmer with each passing day. But Marcus can only hold on for so long until he’s worn out his usefulness.

At her side stands the man who betrayed and murdered King Cato—Cassius Valens, newly-named vicarium and puppet for the Faithless. Now navigating his new position while dealing with the consequences of his relentless quest for power, he soon learns that it comes at a price: his soul.

Far in the uncharted north, Vittoria Draghi, the long-lost sister of Cato, emerges from exile with rebellion in her blood. In order to take back her kingdom, she must return to the people she abandoned and form a marriage alliance with the very man who murdered her brother.

Elsewhere, a restless magic begins to stir, and a powerful weapon nears completion…

Don’t miss the epic second book in the Bronze and Blood Saga, a gladiator fantasy romance brimming with pining, betrayals, and second chances.

OUT OCTOBER 14, 2025!

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Trial of Bronze and Blood

APRIL 25 @ 5pm- Barnes & Noble, Santa Monica