Blood BoundThe deadly competition begins in 2026's hottest fantasy romance debut You cannot forfeit. You cannot run. You duel or you die. Astrid has always known she is destined to die. She is the last Nachstern witch and heir to the Queendom of Arturea, cursed to duel her rival from the Kingdom of Vatra for the source of all magic. She only has her familiar, her potions and her wits to aid her; her opponent, Prince Zryan, has a massive Hel damned dragon. She's

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When he first started out in the late Sixties

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'An aura of fate had marked him

multi-award-winning author Frank Cottrell-Boyce

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Her sense of comedy and satire makes this an enduring classic of English literature