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Brittany M. Willows is an indie author and digital artist/comic colorist living in rural Ontario, Canada. Inspired initially by video games and the stories they told, she began building her own fictional universes and has no plans of stopping any time soon. When she’s not writing about post-apocalyptic lands, wild magic, or people gallivanting through the stars, she can be found hunched over a tablet drawing the very same things.

An anime-inspired urban fantasy novel suitable for fans of A Darker Shade of Magic or This Savage Song, or anime such as D.Gray-Man, Shugo Chara, or Pandora Hearts.

A girl full of heart
A thief touched by darkness
A boy with a fiery temper
An unwitting servant of evil

The era of magic was once thought to be a myth, but after the Reemergence ushered forces both dark and light into the mundane world, it has since become a harsh reality. Now those affected by this strange power—a specialized group of Empowered called Jokers, known collectively as Cardplay—must protect their world from the darkness that threatens to consume it, all the while fighting for equality in a society clinging to normalcy.

But the Reemergence was only the beginning.

When another influx occurs on the seventh anniversary of that fateful event, an unfortunate encounter at ground zero lands Iori Ryone, a teenage boy in possession of a corrupt and legendary magic, in the care of recent Joker graduate Ellen Amelia Jane. From him, she learns the Reemergence may not have been the inevitable natural disaster it first seemed.

Someone is trying to tear down the barrier that separates the magical realms from the mundane. The question is, can Cardplay stop them before it’s too late

Bloody Spade is the first installment in an urban fantasy duology that follows a cat-eared thief and a spirited girl as they try to navigate his wild magic, her hotheaded brother, a sinister plot, and the feelings they're developing for each other.

Content Warning
- Coarse language
- Blood and violence, some gore
- Moments of graphic violence/torture
- Emesis
- Body horror
- Anxiety/panic attacks
- Trauma related to kidnapping/physical abuse
- One instance of a forced kiss (not intended to be romantic or sexual)

A four-chapter preview of the novel can be found on the author's profile!

Kindle Price: $0.99

Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Teen & Young Adult; Gay & Lesbian