***The first print run of the UK hardback features stunning character art hardcover illustration, illustrated endpapers and sprayed edge, available only while stocks last***She might be deadly, but she is not their weapon. Fourth Wing meets Dire Bound in this unmissable epic romantasy taking BookTok by a storm, brimming with romance, deadly stakes, and unforgettable magic!****THEY CAME TO TAKE HER BROTHER... INSTEAD THEY MET HER SCYTHEEvery year the gods demand boys for the mines. When Leina slaughters the soldiers who come for her brother, she expects death. Instead, she's claimed by a goddess and thrown into a world of winged warhorses, warring gods, cursed monsters - and Ryot, the god-sworn warrior ordered to keep her in line. Bound by duty, shaped by discipline, Ryot is everything she's not. But he sees the fire in her. The power. The danger. Leina never asked to be chosen. And she's certainly not interested in saving the kingdom that enslaved her people. But destiny has other plans... and the gods should fear what they've awakened. ****READERS ARE GOING WILD FOR KISSED BY THE GODS'This had me in a chokehold from page one and did not let go!!!' ?????'A cliffhanger to torment me with?! *chefs kiss*' ?????'HOLY SH*T! Leina and Ryot are going to take the world by storm' ?????'What do I do now?? How do I move on? I need the next book like I need air' ?????'I'M ILL. UNWELL. SICKKKK. Didn't see any of that coming!!' ?????