Part of October Daye
First published 2022
October Daye has entered uncharted territory. Marriage. After years of heroic quests and supernatural dangers, she struggles with the simple challenge of sharing her entire life with another person. The Queen in the Mists has granted her official leave from hero duties. Her family supports this attempt at normalcy. October works to adapt to domestic life, though it proves harder than battling monsters. Her peaceful respite shatters when a trusted friend reveals themselves as a longtime enemy. The betrayal runs deep. This ally has deceived October throughout their entire relationship. Now she must fight for survival. Her community faces destruction. Everything she believed about her world crumbles around her. The Broken Ride demands payment for old debts. October never created these obligations, but she must settle them anyway. Her brief taste of married life transforms into a desperate battle. She fights not just for her own survival, but for the safety of everyone she loves. The cost of past actions threatens to destroy her newfound happiness and the people who matter most to her.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, adult-fiction, dark-fantasy, urban-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful
Tropes: betrayal-reveal, forced-proximity, found-family, high-stakes-survival
Setting: The Broken Ride
384 pages · Hardcover · DAW
Content warnings: death, violence