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High heat Low stakes Sharp steel

The cozy low stakes of Legends amp Lattes meets the scorching bodyguard fantasy of Jennifer L Armentrouts From Blood and Ash in this enemiestolovers romance where yes the swords do cross

A LitHub most anticipated book of 2024

Theres a teasing mischievous lilt to Omari Douglass performance that perfectly suits this delightful romance set in a fantasy worldThanks to author Marskes vivid worldbuilding and Douglass charming narration listeners will be fully immersedAudioFile

Mattinesh Jay dutiful heir to his struggling family business needs to hire an experienced swordsman to serve as best man for his arranged marriage Swordchallenge at the ceremony could destroy all hope of restoring his familys wealth something that Matti has been tryingand failingto do for the past ten years

What he can afford unfortunately is parttime con artist and fulltime charming menace Luca Piere

Luca for his part is trying to reinvent himself in a new city All he wants to do is make some easy money and try to forget the crime he committed in his hometown He didnt plan on being blackmailed into giving sword lessons to a chronically responsibleand inconveniently handsomewool merchant like Matti

However neither Mattis business troubles nor Luca himself are quite what they seem As the days count down to Mattis wedding the two of them become entangled in the intrigue and sabotage that have brought Mattis house to the brink of ruin And when Lucas secrets threaten to drive a blade through their growing alliance both Matti and Luca will have to answer the question how many lies are you prepared to strip away when the truth could mean losing everything you want

Theres nothing in fantasy or queer romance that Marske cant doSarah Rees Brennan

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