Courting of Sharpened Steel
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When your father's words are law, would you defy his orders?
Possibly summon the wrath of gods? Would you risk everything to love someone?
The fate of mortals and Gods will become intertwined in this Fantasy Romance and two sisters must decide whether to fold to their heart of the steel forced into their hands.
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