THE RED-HAIRED GIRL
The Draven Academy has a long list of rules:
Rule number one: Never leave the campus after midnight.
Rule number two: Never set foot inside the Devil's Window.
Rule number three: Never, ever question where you came from.
Kidnapped as a toddler and raised by the House of Draven to become a leading contender for the Darkstep Annual Games, 18-year-old Lily Warlander is about to break all the rules and uncover the truth about her past in this dark academia fantasy, for fans of “From Blood and Ash,” “Fourth Wing,” “Divergent,” “Game of Thrones” and “A Court of Thorns and Roses."
In a mist-soaked future, the world is in ruins, destroyed by mankind, and only one continent remains habitable. It is called Darkstep.
Human beings have been relegated to the bottom of the food chain, while three species of lab-created hybrids have taken over the world—or what’s left of it. They call themselves the Three Crowns of Darkstep.
Every year, the three kingdoms get together and host the Annual Games, and the winner gets to rule over Darkstep for one year. Whoever wins three years in a row gets to change all the rules.
This year, a crisis is brewing as one of the Crowns is about to cheat its way into winning for a third year in a row, threatening to bring a nightmarish tyranny over the land.
And only the rebellious red-haired girl can save them.
As a gifted student of the Draven Academy of Athletics, Lily knows how serious the stakes are. As she confronts the most dangerous challenge of her young life, she must lead her team to victory while facing impossible odds, or else die trying.
From the author of the bestselling thriller “The Breathtaker” comes a riveting epic fantasy that will keep you guessing until the very last page. If you love romantasy, dark fantasy horror, dark academia and New Adult & College fantasy, you’ll love Lily and her pulse-pounding quest to find true love and her ultimate destiny.
“A veteran storyteller at the peak of her powers.” — NYT bestseller Jacquelyn Mitchard
“Blanchard’s prose is swift and cinematic.” — Publisher’s Weekly
“Blanchard writes with a gifted pen.” — Bookreporter
BOOK TWO of the Darkstep Fantasy Series
The journey continues… I’ll be sharing the cover of Book Two shortly.
ONCE UPON A TIME
This is a dark fantasy, which means there are elements that might not be right for all readers. Please use discretion for the following: violence, drug or alcohol use, dark magic, warfare, obsessive love, savage hate, brutal conflict, and swear words in Latin.