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DARK FANTASY AUTHOR

Eddy Rose

Gladiators and grimdark stories

They stood amid the bones of an ancient arena, owner and gladiator, striking a deal where death was the prize.

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, slow-burn, 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—join my newsletter to get early access to news, updates, and ARC opportunities.

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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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  • How Gritty is Lion of Zarall

    How Gritty is Lion of Zarall

    It goes without saying—Lion of Zarall isn’t for everyone. This is a dark, gritty story set in a brutal world where power is everything and morality is often a luxury. The extensive trigger warnings at the start are the first clue about how dark this book can get. And if that’s not enough to convince

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  • March Updates and Wrap Up

    March Updates and Wrap Up

    March was wild. So much happened. I pulled together a launch team (they’re incredible), and we did an awesome cover reveal for BoZ, and ARC applications officially opened. I also joined a writing bootcamp—ten authors, one intense week of sprints. We cranked out a combined 94,454 words. My personal total? 20,237. Not bad considering a

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  • Beast of Zarall – Cover Reveal

    It’s finally here—and I could not be more excited to share it with you. The cover for Beast of Zarall, the second book in the Twilight of Blood series, is officially out in the wild. Designed by the brilliant team at Miblart, this cover captures everything I wanted for this story—grit, weight, atmosphere, and just

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  • Beast of Zarall – Excerpt – Part 1

    Beast of Zarall – Excerpt – Part 1

    The man with the beast tattoo was afraid of the light. He had stayed awake all night; lying on his makeshift bed inside the tiny cupboard turned into a room. Darkness cradled him, thick and unyielding, almost tangible. He was never disturbed by it. Darkness was safe. Free men and women always came with their

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  • Attention All Readers: Launch Team Members Wanted

    Attention All Readers: Launch Team Members Wanted

    Please read all before completing the form below. I’m looking for people who have genuinely enjoyed reading Lion of Zarall and believe the series deserves more attention. It’s incredibly difficult for a small indie author like me to stand out in a world dominated by traditional publishing and overpopulated with great indie books. Since its

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