Published March 2026
The Men of the Mountain
Dare to Defy the Mountain
A woman falls from the crown of the sky; the secrets she carries may plunge a village into war against its own founders.
Drew Harrison Available now
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Five years ago, the Men of the Mountain descended from their icy peaks and took Cade’s sister. They called it an honor; Cade calls it an abduction.
Since then, the clanless trapper has lived in the silence of her absence, nursing a quiet hatred for the “benevolent” sorcerers who rule Fort Hope with fear and magic. He has waited for a sign, a mistake, or a chance to strike back.
That chance arrives in a ball of fire.
When a mysterious object plummets from the heavens, the Men of the Mountain scramble to bury it. But Cade gets there first. In a smoking crater, he discovers a woman unlike any he has ever seen—and she carries a truth the mystics would kill to suppress.
If the Men of the Mountain find her, their secrets will remain buried forever. If Cade hides her, he risks bringing their wrath down upon everyone he loves.
Armed only with his wits and a hunter’s bow, Cade must lead a desperate fight across a frozen wasteland. He is being hunted by an enemy that can level cities, but he possesses the one thing they cannot counter: proof his mountain masters are mortal after all.
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