The Hunter's Gambit

From the award nominated author of Bluebird comes a riveting, spicy fantasy, featuring malevolent vampires and a locked-room escape adventure, perfect for fans of Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff. The city of Mavazem is plagued by creatures of the night. Geist possession is on the rise and aristocratic vampires haunt their remote manors. Humans build city walls and sharpen their pitchforks, waiting for the inevitable. Kazan Korvic refuses to cower. As an expert blacksmith with a sharp grifter's eye, her specialty lies in crafting - and using -weapons designed to kill the creatures that plague her city. But sword skills aren't enough to protect her when a group of sinister, blood-sport loving vampires attack her caravan. After a bloody battle in a remote wood, Kazan is captured and forced to attend this year's Vampire Court celebration at the inescapable Vampire Citadel. For three days she'll serve as the puppet Vampire Queen, forced to entertain and to suffer at the hands of her