ALT background: side view of the ocean from a ship words: An agent/editor’s guide to “burn the ships” na romantasy by: makayla bryant

ALT background: side view of the ocean from a ship words: WARNING: Falling in love will result in death While being thrown into a quest with an unlikely group of thieves, an assassin prince and a bounty hunter pirate get stuck in a blood pact where they can't kill each other, but they must in order to break the bounties placed on their heads. The only problem? They may have fallen in love.

ALT background: side view of the ocean from a ship words: Favorite quote: "I don't simply want to kill you, Ren." I angle my face up to his. "When this is all said and done, I want you to be on your knees begging for my mercy over my wrath." Ren's gaze darkens with desire. "Promises promises. If you want me on my knees, darling, all you have to do is ask."

ALT background: side view of the ocean from a ship words: tropes and comps: high stakes with bounty hunters and assassins like WHEN THE MOON HATCHED the themes of romantic tension and banter in POWERLESS intricate world-building of NEVER KEEP enemies-to-lovers slow burn of SPARK OF THE EVERFLAME & THE BOOK OF AZRAEL

ALT Grid of nine images: a woman laid on a bed with a man hovering over her, a woman painted in white to resemble a statue holding a broken pomegranate, the upper half of a man’s face with curly hair and a circlet placed upon it, the silver armour of a woman with a red cloak, close up of a woman’s face with wild windswept hair and a glowing Amber eye, Greek/roman style soldiers dress in red holding formation with spears and shields, a woman peering out through a doorway, the intricate columns of a temple, a woman’s hands rubbing sand on them in the sunbeam.

ALT Tropes/themes: Dark Romance | Forbidden Love | Enemies to Lovers | High Spice | Banter | Morally Gray | Opposites Attract | Fake Hating | Mental Health Rep. | Redemption Arc | Plot Twists