Pick up yet another entry in the Blackwood Marauders series of action-packed standalone adventures!<\/p>\n
Clan, family, duty\u2014the tenets of the Oren-yaro are clear: you are swords first, servants first.<\/strong> Yet no one expects much from the youngest daughter, not even when your family is sworn to the wolves who rule the land. At an age when most of her sisters have wed and borne children, Anira remain nursemaid to a decrepit father and an ailing mother, forgotten by a world moving too fast for her liking. When her elder brother deserts Warlord Yeshin\u2019s army, she is forced to step up to save her family from disgrace.<\/p>\n Plunged into a world of bloodshed, Anira becomes the unlikely last link to a tyrant\u2019s plans as she is tasked with bringing home the first dragon their kingdom has seen in decades. The arrival of a mercenary band, hell-bent on the same goal, creates a rivalry between her and their stubborn, unyielding leader. With her family\u2019s freedom on the line,\u00a0Anira must risk vengeful ancients, debased rituals, and even her own sanity to seize the prize.<\/p>\n When death comes calling, who will pay the price for her allegiance?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A girl turned warrior entrusted with one task: return with the dragon or lose everything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3683,"template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[93,64],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3682","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-blackwood-marauders","7":"product_cat-books","8":"product_shipping_class-book","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"sale","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n