A Dance of Thorns and Petals

By Brandon Rohrbaugh

Eighteen men enter the arena. Only one will survive. And one of them... is not a boy at all.

When her twin brother is chosen to fight in the Emperor's deadly Thorn Trials-a brutal, week-long competition where the victor wins the crown and the hand of the princess-nineteen-year-old Evaine Vale makes a desperate decision.

She cuts her hair. Binds her chest. And takes his place.

Now disguised as a boy named Evin, she must outwit and outlast seventeen others in a bloodstained arena filled with shifting terrain, vicious beasts, and deadly traps. But as the trials grow more brutal, Evaine finds herself drawn to Cassian Varo, a strong, mysterious competitor with secrets of his own-and a touch that sets her blood on fire.

With every round, Evaine gets closer to the final battle-and closer to the truth she's been hiding. But if the court discovers her secret, she'll be executed before she can ever claim victory.

In a world of roses and thorns, lies and longing, what happens when love blooms where death was planted?

Book One of the A Dance of Thorns and Petals Trilogy
A spellbinding romantic fantasy full of court intrigue, slow-burn passion, and a heroine who dares to defy an empire.

Fans of Fourth Wing, The Hunger Games, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and The Prison Healer will fall hard for this slow-burn romantasy brimming with forbidden love, deadly trials, and a heroine who risks everything for the truth-and for the boy who was never meant to love her.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FDGXWT61
• ISBN13: 9798287893309
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"