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DARK FANTASY AUTHOR

Eddy Rose

Gladiators and grimdark stories

He’s a broken gladiator bred to die in the arena.

She’s the woman who owns the pit.

The Black Hearth by Eddy Rose is a dark fantasy romance that blends the brutal spectacle of Gladiator with the grimdark mystery of The Witcher—then sets it on fire with a steamy, enemies-to-lovers arc. If you crave a mature, ruthless heroine, a quiet, haunted gladiator, and a world dripping with blood and ruin, don’t wait—get The Black Hearth now.

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Eddy Rose

Eddy Rose writes grimdark fantasy filled with gladiators, grit, and romance. Her characters are morally grey, complex humans with emotional depth, strong character development, and often a fatal lack of social skills.

A psychologist by day and author by night, she builds brutal worlds filled with deadly arenas, rich lore, and her own hand-drawn maps.

Based on the Gold Coast, Queensland (at least in theory), Eddy is famously hard to find unless you’re her husband or son, but she’s deeply fond of her reader community and will shamelessly spoil them with free short stories and maps through her newsletter.

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In a place of blood and sand, the arena offers what he never sought.

A Taste of Blade and Roar, a Twilight of Blood short story, is out now. Grab your free copy here.

In the blood-soaked pit of the Switchblade Arena, survival is a spectacle, and death is entertainment.

The King’s newest gladiator, a young purebred beast raised for the arenas, must earn his place in the merciless head trainer’s team by surviving an impossible fight—a Slayer’s Pit. But as he steps onto the shifting sands, he discovers the arena offers far more than blood and death. What he finds there will shape the beast destined to become the Lion of Zarall.

A Taste of Blood and Roar is a Twilight of Blood short story and a prequel to Lion of Zarall.

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  • April Updates and Wrap Up

    April Updates and Wrap Up

    How does an author celebrate finishing off a 160k word long manuscript and sending it to her editor? Now that Beast of Zarall is complete and with my editor, I can finally set a release date. 22nd July 2025 Only a few months away! ARCs will be ready in June, and preorder will start soon. You can find…

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  • The Tropes That Make Beast of Zarall Unforgettable

    The Tropes That Make Beast of Zarall Unforgettable

    I was listening to a podcast where they talked about why we love tropes so much. It just helps our brain process and digest the story a lot easier. If you’re someone who picks up a book based on the tropes alone (guilty), you’re going to want to keep reading. Beast of Zarall leans hard…

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  • The Power of a Name – From Lion to Beast

    The Power of a Name – From Lion to Beast

    If you’ve read ATOBAR and LoZ, then you already know that Lion’s character change is deeply internal. It’s about becoming aware of himself, and accepting himself as an individual in a world that has tried to strip him from having an identity. One of the most heartbreaking—and revealing—aspects of his character is that for most…

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  • Grab Lion of Zarall while it’s free

    Grab Lion of Zarall while it’s free

    I’m doing a HUGE promotion for Lion of Zarall. It’s free from 21st April to the 25th. Get it while you can. Lion of Zarall is a gritty gladiator book that will rip your heart out and leave you wanting more. Second book Beast of Zarall is coming out mid 2025. Stay tuned for the…

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  • Beast of Zarall – Excerpt – Part 2

    Beast of Zarall – Excerpt – Part 2

    This is an unedited excerpt from Beast of Zarall. Find Part 1 of this Chapter here. He recognised the faint shuffle of her feet as she moved quietly down the corridor. A dim light snuck under the door as she passed by, dispersing the darkness in the cupboard. The warm, flickering light of her lantern…

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