A savvy businessman. A reckless mercenary.

And a flame that never faded. Tiberon Winterskies doesn’t believe in fate.

The shrewd orc businessman prides himself on smart deals, careful planning, and never offering up his heart to be trampled again. So Tiberon’s ready to run when his old flame Dredge turns up with a dangerous proposal.

Dredge doesn’t believe in regret. After growing up among the Winterskies orcs like so many other war orphans, the human mercenary struck out to find himself–and found himself trapped in a dangerous cycle of vengeance and bloodshed.

But Dredge grudgingly accepts his newest mercenary assignment–guarding Tiberon on a deadly quest. Now Dredge and Tiberon are hunting for a rare artifact to appease Dredge’s fearsome mercenary boss, outrunning mysterious spies and assailants at every turn.

Will they be able to mend old wounds as they give in to old passions? Or will uncovering their quest’s true purpose tear them apart once more?Ballads and Battleaxes is the thrilling third standalone book in the Starlight Sanctum cozy fantasy LGBTQ romance series. If you like daring adventures, second chances, and a powerful M/M romance with a generous helping of heat, then you’ll love Vera Winters’s captivating adventure.

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