Your next great dark fantasy read!

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Bards sing of glory and gold—but never the price paid in blood.

The Scepter of Cymathu is shattered. Dragons have awakened. The war is far from over.

After the harrowing battle at the Infernal Chasm, five unlikely heroes return home burdened by more than just scars. The world they saved now teeters on the edge of annihilation.
• Grimlock, a half-skron Totem Warrior, fears the beast within will consume him.
• Vigilanton, a disgraced knight, faces a debt he can no longer ignore.
• Alyndra, a mystic chosen by the Goddess of Magic, falls into an unnatural slumber.
• Everleigh, once a devout Paragon of Retribution, now questions everything she believed.
• Fralic, a broken veteran, drowns his pain in drink and regret.

As ancient wyrms rise and the Daylyns—statues tied to the divine—begin to stir, a new prophecy emerges: six must rise to stop the dragons… and one of them may be their greatest enemy.

Old alliances fray. Dark forces gather. And a bitter truth lingers:
If they cannot conquer their inner demons, the world of Zarune will burn.

Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Brandon Sanderson, and The Witcher, Ashbound Oaths is the gripping second installment in the Relentless Blades Saga—a brutal, character-driven epic fantasy where redemption is rare, choices have consequences, and no victory comes without sacrifice.

It releases 11/18/25! Grab your pre-orders now! Relentless Blades is available now on Amazon and Barnes and Noble!