AMONG THIEVES – M.J. KUHN

Fantasy fans won t want to miss this Publishers Weekly A high-stakes heist novel set in a gritty world of magic and malice. WHO NEEDS FRIENDS WHEN YOU HAVE AXES? Ryia the Butcher Cautella has earned her reputation as the quickest, deadliest blade in the city – not to mention the sharpest tongue. But Ryia Cautella is not her real name. A deadly secret has kept Ryia in hiding, running from city to city, doing whatever it takes to stay one step ahead of the formidable Guildmaster – sovereign ruler of the five kingdoms. But even the most powerful men can be defeated. One last impossible job is all that stands between Ryia and her freedom – but even the Butcher can t do it alone. She teams up with the Saints, a crew of uniquely skilled miscreants, smugglers and thieves, to carry off a death-defying heist into the most tightly guarded island in the kingdoms – the Guildmaster s stronghold. Unfortunately for Ryia, her new allies are all planning betrayals of their own . . . Electrifying Publishers Weekly Gritty, fun and effortlessly immersive H.M. Long, Hall of Smoke A riveting, high-stakes adventure J.S. Dewes, The Last Watch Lightning-paced . . . You won t want to miss AMONG THIEVES Lucy Holland, Sistersong A ride from beginning to end Genevieve Gornichec, The Witches Heart