The title is all he has ever wanted. But the competition is merciless, and victory will mean fighting against his love… all while he must navigate a war that threatens to destroy those he treasures most.
As allies and enemies alike draw blades at his back, Max learns that no victor walks away with clean hands.
It’s only a matter of how far he’s willing to go.
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Acknowledgments
I’ve written a few of these at this point (crazy!) and Nathan, you will never stop being the first and most important name here. Thank you for being the love of my life, for being such an incredible partner, for literally keeping me alive during crazy writing benders, for giving me a truly (truly!) incredible breadth and depth of monster inspiration, and for generally being the coolest person ever. You’re the best thing that ever happened to me and I’m so excited I get to hang out with you for the rest of my life.
Massive thank you to my writing group, Stephen, Michael, Noah, and Tom, for generally being awesome and also for lending ongoing support and feedback for this story. It’s a huge bummer that our in-person meetings had to stop this year but so looking forward to meeting again “live” soon, and nevertheless, Tisaanah and Max’s story will always belong to you guys.
In particular, Noah, I cannot thank you enough for the incredible amount of work you did on this story (seriously, no one should have to read this so many times). This book would not even be half as good without the input you provided. I’m so excited that you’re branching out into professional editing so that more authors can reap the benefit of your wordsmithing talent (hire him, y’all) — but I’m even more excited to see your books reach the world soon!!
Thank you Anthony for the fantastic editing. I’m so glad that we’ve made this connection and I’m looking forward to continuing to work together!
CodyAnne, thank you so much for the proofreading and I’m looking forward to working together again.
To my fellow romfan authors and Romantic Fantasy Shelf authors — in particular Clare, Miranda, Nicolette, Jenn, and Jessica — thank you so much for the camaraderie, the invaluable advice, and for the part you’ve played in boosting Daughter of No Worlds. I feel so fortunate to be part of such an amazing author community!
Nick, thank you for the Skype calls and the long email threads and general writing camaraderie.
Rachel, THANK YOU for catching so many gosh-darned typos and taking the time to send all of them to me. Bless you. Seriously.
Thank you to Mom, Dad, Elizabeth, and Michael, for always being supportive and also for being generally a pretty cool family!
Thank you to Calcifer for being the cutest fuzzy distraction.
And above all, thank you, thank you, thank you to you, and to all the readers who found some spark of joy in Tisaanah and Max’s story. I’m a teensy lil’ fish in the grand scheme of things, but one of the best experiences of my life has been watching these books gain a readership. I am flabbergasted by it every single damn day, and there is absolutely no better feeling in the world.
About the Author
Carissa Broadbent has been concerning teachers and parents with mercilessly grim tales since she was roughly nine years old. Since then, her stories have gotten (slightly) less depressing and (hopefully a lot?) more readable. Today, she writes fantasy novels with a heaping dose of badass ladies and a big pinch of romance.
Carissa works as a cybersecurity marketing professional during the harsh light of day, and is also a visual artist. She lives with her partner, one very well behaved rabbit, one very poorly behaved rabbit, and one perpetually skeptical cat in Rhode Island.
