The Queen's Blade

The Broken Blade, Book 1

By: Evelyn Ward

Narrated by: Laura Horowitz

Go to sleep, or the Queen's Blades will find you. Be good, or the Queen's Blades will get you. Follow the edicts of the Goddess, or the Queen's Blades will hunt you. Will hurt you. Will kill you.

Every citizen in the realm knows Witches are the favored Faction. That's why a Witch occupies the throne, and why the laws of the Eternal City grant Witches far more than their fair share. And if any of the other Factions take issue with that? They're likely to meet a swift death at the hands of the fabled Queen's Blades, the four assassins vowed to protect the Queen and the realm.

Even among the Queen's Blades, Fey is an anomaly. As a Water Witch, her powers should have led her to a life of healing. But violence always came easier to Fey. The other Blades—three ruthless, savage Witches she is proud to call her sisters—love her all the more for it.

But when one of the Blades is murdered, Fey becomes entangled in a mystery that threatens the system she vowed to protect. And every clue she finds just raises more questions. Who can she trust? What dark secrets are being kept from her? And perhaps the most dangerous question of all: who really killed her sister?

Contains mature themes.

©2022 Evelyn Ward (P)2022 Tantor Media

Feminine rage + magic + romance!

I first read The Queen’s Blade in 2024. I was so excited when the audiobook was published, especially once I found out it was being narrated by Laura Horowitz!
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Fey and her Sisters are assassins for the Crown. Truths are revealed and romance sizzles as the witches try to unfold the mystery of their fallen sister’s death.
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The story is an excellent balance of plot, character development, and spice. This book is the first in The Broken Blade series.