The Defiant Heir

‘Melissa Caruso has taken things to an ENTIRELY new level of awesome’ Powder and Page

‘Caruso has really hit her fantasy stride with The Defiant Heir’ Culturefly

Across the border, the Witch Lords are preparing for war. But before an invasion of Raverra can begin, all seventeen Witch Lords must gather to agree a course of action. Lady Amalia Cornaro knows that this conclave might be her only chance to stifle the growing flames of war.

Amalia and her warlock Zaira must go behind enemy lines, using every ounce of wit and cunning they have to avert the coming conflict. If they fail, it will all come down to swords and fire.

The Defiant Heir continues the spellbinding tale of courtly intrigue and dangerous magic that began with Gemmell Award shortlisted debut The Tethered Mage.

Praise for the series:

The Tethered Mage is an excellent debut novel that set a high bar for its follow up, but The Defiant Heir takes the series to the next level in every way … I can hardly contain my excitement for the third installment'Fantasy Book Cafe

‘I couldn’t put it down’ Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library

I raced through this exquisite debut in three days and adored it’ - Fantasy Book Review

‘Absolutely recommended and on my shortlist for favorite books so far in 2017’ - Book Smugglers

‘A brilliant novel’ - The Eloquent Page

‘Fantastically readable, incredibly addictive and intelligently plotted … I loved it’ - Liz Loves Books

‘Captivating’ - Vic James, author of Gilded Cage

‘If you like fantasy, you’ll love this book’ - The Tattooed Book Geek

Books by Melissa Caruso:

Swords and Fire

The Tethered Mage

The Defiant Heir

The Unbound Empire