赫拉意外地繼承了一位非常富有叔叔的遺產,但隨之而來的,也是一群對這一大筆財富虎視眈眈的眾親戚們。他們正密謀策劃著,要如何把這筆金錢從赫拉手中奪走。
某天她在自己的房間裡,發現了一把積滿了厚重灰塵的古劍,似乎放在此處年代已久。出於絕望,赫拉把這把劍從劍鞘中拔了出來。這時候,意想不到的事情發生了,竟然跑出了一個男人。這個男人表示自己名叫薩克斯,是一個永恆戰士,被困在魔法鋼鐵監獄裡許久。薩克斯發誓自己將會保護任何一個將劍拔出來的人,他也沒預料到會是赫拉這樣的女子。更令薩克斯意外的是,他要面對的,不是千軍萬馬,也不是最兇猛的刺客,反而是看似普通而良善的強盜、徘徊不去的打探者,以及赫拉身邊的親戚們。隨著赫拉跟薩克斯關係越來越緊密,他們發現自己竟輕忽了眼前最大的敵人—那把寶劍本身…(文/博客來外文館)
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The delightful charm of The Princess Bride meets the delicious bodyguard romance of From Blood and Ashin this cozy fantasy romance from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher
Halla has unexpectedly inherited the estate of a wealthy uncle. Unfortunately, she is also saddled with money-hungry relatives full of devious plans for how to wrest the inheritance away from her.
While locked in her bedroom, Halla inspects the ancient sword that’s been collecting dust on the wall since before she moved in. Out of desperation, she unsheathes it--and suddenly a man appears. His name is Sarkis, he tells her, and he is an immortal warrior trapped in a prison of enchanted steel.
Sarkis is sworn to protect whoever wields the sword, and for Halla--a most unusual wielder--he finds himself fending off not grand armies and deadly assassins but instead everything from kindly-seeming bandits to roving inquisitors to her own in-laws. But as Halla and Sarkis grow closer, they overlook the biggest threat of all--the sword itself.