Bloodguard

In Old Erth, elves reign supreme, controlling all other races with an iron fist. But they are not all-powerful. Unable to propagate their race, they depend on using humans as livestock, mating them with elven women to further themselves. As a human, Leith has spent his entire life fighting in the arena in the hopes of making it to the Black Guard - the elite rank of warriors who have won their freedom. He's battled dragons and shifters and all kinds of monsters. There is only one battle left until he can finally be free from servitude. But when he meets Alva, a rare human born from elf parents, he chooses her as his companion. Little does he know that Alva has secrets of her own. She has powers - dangerous, secret powers, that the elven nobility cannot find out about. The gladiator may be preferable to the marriage her parents have in mind for her, but Alva has never been taught how to be human. Once Leith is free, the ruling family realise that he is too popular to keep alive. And

Bloodguard

One hundred years. Tens of thousands of gladiators. And today, only one will rise...Everything in the Kingdom of Arrow is a lie.Leith of Grey has nothing left, except his dying sister and his battle-scarred human body, fuelled by rage and hardened by years of fighting.So when the chance comes to fight as a gladiator in a vicious, bloodthirsty tournament, he seizes it with both hands. Winning will earn him the coveted title of Bloodguard, his freedom, and his sister's life. But only if he survives.Then Leith meets Maeve, an elven royal who is everything he despises. Until the alluring princess offers him the one thing he needs most: a victory.But in a kingdom built on secrets and lies, hope doesn't come cheap.Nor will his revenge . . .Choice is an illusion.