I am so excited to reveal the cover for A Time of Gladiators and Fate. This is a novel I’ve dreamed of writing for so long, and it’s a great pleasure to bring it to you soon. I’m working through revisions and beta reader feedback before it goes to the editor next month. The official release date is October 12th.

All the details about the book, including the cover, summary, tropes, and pre-order links are below. I am changing things up with this one by releasing it straight to KU (Kindle Unlimited). Having said that, the hardcover will still be widely available (and the Realm of Zadrya books will still go wide first to accommodate those already following that series).

If you’d like a taste first before committing, I’ll be posting the first three chapters late next week. It should give you an idea of whether or not you’re ready for the madness that ensues in this book.

As for audio, I’m going to run A Time of Gladiators and Fate (ATOGAF) by my audio publisher first, but if they’re not interested, I’ll handle it another way to make sure it happens. Regardless, it won’t release with the ebook, but I will get it out as soon as I can to those who prefer that format. Be sure to check back for updates.

Now, on to the cover!

SUMMARY

Be careful what you wish for, or you might end up in 97 CE.

I grew up on a farm in Kansas, so nothing could have prepared me for landing in the Roman Colosseum when it was still intact. I was surprised, the audience shocked, and my rental car unamused as we hit the sand. After a heart-pounding chase around the arena involving spear-throwing legionnaires, armed gladiators, and a couple of wild animals, they cornered me. I punched and kicked my way through as many of them as I could before being forced to surrender in my floral sundress meant for vacation, not blood sport. The emperor offered me two choices.

One: my immediate execution
Two: become a female gladiator.

I chose to live. While I’m not afraid of hard work, the ludus where I’ll train is brutal. It’s an environment most modern women would find unlivable, aside from all the bare-chested men, but that isn’t as spectacular as one might think in a place where violence is the goal. I’m about to discover all the unpleasantness of this period that most movies skim past. On top of that, an enigmatic man who knows I’m from the future has offered to sponsor me. What he wants in return could be dangerous. I’m in way over my head with no ruby slippers to send me home.

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