And They All Bow Down

A dragon-taming shieldmaiden and a praetor's son; one cursed to die, one to live forever... Enemies bound together in marriage and in their shared quest to change fate.

Laduga Scaleborn is a shieldmaiden and a dragon-tamer, who has spent her life fleeing from her destiny to become a seer like her mother. But she cannot escape the visions of her own death.

When she tries to accomplish a rite of passage by killing an enemy Imperial scout, she blacks out only to come to with a mark of death etched into her skin. Her fate, it seems, is now tied to that of the Imperial, a praetor's son named Marcello Placidus. Laduga has been claimed for death, which will come for her in a fortnight's time; and Marcello is the boy that death abandoned.

In a world without the gods, all things unnatural are possible-even curses. And now Laduga and Marcello must turn to dark magic in the form of joining their souls through marriage to try to break her curse. Only for her to be faced with a choice, either truly come to love her new husband or find a way to resurrect a god to restore the natural order of things. It seems far simpler to raise the dead than to fall for the enemy, no matter how charming he may be, but whatever she chooses to do she must act quickly. Because her time is running out. And if Laduga goes down then she is taking the whole world with her.

Set in a brand new land inspired by Vikings and packed with fiery dragons, bloody battles, and slow burn enemies to lovers arranged marriage romance And They All Bow Down is a thrillingly romantic standalone that is perfect for fans of Adrienne Young and Holly Black.