Surprise character art reveal! Meet Olira

Gorgeous character art done by @Roinujw.

Olira is a POV character I have grown to love as I wrote. She’s tough, snappy, and doesn’t tolerate bullshit. She is a strong female character who doesn’t use weapons. She can be merciless when it comes to protecting her brothers. And she is one of the most morally grey characters in the story. If it’s for her brothers and her farm, she will cross those lines.

When she is forced to take an injured gladiator home, and when she discovers this gladiator is keeping secrets, she will do anything it takes to get those secrets out of him.

Early Reactions

As the release date for Lion of Zarall draws closer, I wanted to share some of the early reactions from my beta and ARC readers! I’ve been absolutely blown away by some of these reviews and reactions. Seeing how this story and the characters have impacted people was truly amazing. It’s always nerve-wracking to share your work with others, but the feedback has been beyond encouraging.

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“Loved it. Really sucked me in from the start. Couldn’t put it down.“
– Beta Reader

“I was hooked from the beginning and the plot is different to anything I’ve read before which made for such a fun (and emotional) read. I know so many people are going to love this book!”
– Gabby, GCD Editorial

“The emotional scenes in were so well written and really made you feel for the characters. Battle and tense scenes throughout the book were well paced and exciting to read as well.”
– Beta Reader

“The writing is wonderfully descriptive. It’s a movie in my head when Lion steps into the Switchblade (Arena).”
– Beta Reader

“The world building was excellent.! I was fascinated by the universe created by the author. The past few days I read the book, it was like I was living in the book.”
– ARC Reader

“The time jumps and the build up to what’s going to happen next were so thrilling and had me reading until 2am because I couldn’t put the book down.”
– ARC Reader

“We have forbidden romance, tragedy, hardcore killings.”
– Goodreads Review

“P.S. I warn you the author withholds no punches, both with arena battles and emotional impact. Brace yourself.”
– ARC Reader

“Amazing. Was sucked in from the first paragraph! Fell in love with this world, the main character & it left me wanting more. There are some intense scenes, be prepared for some pretty graphic imagery. It is so well written that even through the gore I was unable to stop reading. Gripping, suspenseful & a little bit heart breaking”
– Amazon Customer

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A massive thank you to my beta and ARC teams and my editor for their honest feedback and support. I can’t wait for you all to experience Lion of Zarall for yourselves when it releases on December 3rd!

If you haven’t already, you can preorder your copy now.