{"product_id":"betrothed-to-the-blade-paperback","title":"Betrothed to the Blade - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. M. Willows\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne steely pirate. One bossy princess. Two very different ideas of where this ship ought to go.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Brandon Sanderson, Terry Pratchett, and The Princess Bride comes a witty, fast-paced fantasy adventure brimming with sword fights, sky battles, and a magical world you will not want to leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrincess Cordetta is many things: an inventor, a magic-seer, the elder daughter of a royal family in a kingdom where elder daughters must marry before their younger sisters can even be courted. But what she refuses to be is the wife of Fitzbarton Humphreys-Humphries, a man who requires seven forks to eat breakfast and has already told her there will be no reason for any wife of his to make anything other than babies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd so, she makes a plan, steals a flying ship, and runs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she does not plan for is Heath, a sword-skilled pirate who has already stolen his way aboard with a sack of suspicious weapons and a burning vendetta he refuses to explain. He needs her ship. She needs his navigational skills. Together they must outrun the Seep, a spreading magical corruption that twists forests into thorned nightmares and births monsters from its depths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe closer they sail to the truth about Heath's past, the more Cordetta realizes that some hunts cannot end without a cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBETROTHED TO THE BLADE features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clever, fiercely independent heroine who builds her own weapons and dislikes being rescued but won't turn it down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA brooding, battle-scarred hero whose sharp edges soften in all the right places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpic monster fights, high-stakes aerial battles, and a glittering masquerade ball\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA reluctant alliance that becomes something far more complicated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA lovable creature named Bones who steals every scene she appears in (or at least, tries to take a bite)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA richly imagined world of Moonjade magic, Seep-horrors, and sky-sailing adventure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love pirates and princesses, ancient magic and new inventions, heroes who protect with their lives, and stories where the banter is as sharp as the swords and the stakes are as high as the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetrothed to the Blade is the first book in The Betrothed Saga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49377600110731,"sku":"9798995447009","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/v8RQpol2z-9798995447009.webp?v=1789624278","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/betrothed-to-the-blade-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}