Brimming with steamy romance, rougeish charm and intrigue, Swordcrossed is a dazzling queer fantasy from the internationally bestselling author of The Last Binding trilogy.
âIf youâre doing romantasy without Freya Marske, youâre doing it wrongâ â Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal Blue
Low stakes. High heat. Sharp steel . . .
Mattinesh Jay, heir to his familyâs struggling business, needs his arranged marriage to go off without a hitch. But if heâs to successfully restore his houseâs fortunes, Matti must first hire a swordsman to defend him against any sword-challenges at the altar. Unfortunately, the only duellist he can afford is part-time con artist and full-time charming menace Luca Piere.
All Luca wants to do is make some easy money and forget the crime he committed in his home town. He didnât plan on being blackmailed into giving sword lessons to a chronically responsible â and inconveniently handsome â wool-merchant like Matti.
However, neither Mattiâs business troubles nor Luca himself are quite what they seem. As 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?
The cosy, low stakes of Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree meets the scorching bodyguard fantasy of Jennifer L. Armentrout's From Blood and Ash in this enemies-to-lovers romance by Freya Marske.
âDeliciously cosy and blisteringly hotâ â Lex Croucher, author of Gwen and Art Are Not in Love
âSwordcrossed proves there's nothing in fantasy â or queer romance â Marske can't doâ â Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Long Live Evil