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The Tempest Blade

Subgenre
romantasy
Edition year
2026
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In the final installment of the Bridge Kingdom saga, fugitive Ahnna races through the wilderness toward Ithicana with a critical warning, only to find her former lover James hunting her for vengeance over his father's death. As James pursues her, old passion reignites and his certainty of her guilt erodes, revealing that both have been manipulated by hidden power brokers. With loyalties split between opposing sides of an imminent war, the two must choose between duty and each other.

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Book 7 of 7 in The Bridge Kingdom — see the full reading order →

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  • Revenge Plot: “He wants revenge. Desperate to prove his loyalty to his family, James ventures into dangerous territory to capture his father's killer” source
  • Second Chance Romance: “the passion they once shared reignites” source
  • Enemies to Lovers: “it is with the man who broke her heart hunting at her heels—and James wants more than justice. He wants revenge” source
  • Epic Saga: “In the searing finale to the Bridge Kingdom series” source
  • Forbidden Love: “their loyalties are to opposing sides in the battle to come” source
  • Quest: “Ahnna has one goal: return to Ithicana with warning of the greatest threat her homeland has ever faced” source
  • Forced Proximity: “As she escapes into the wilderness, it is with the man who broke her heart hunting at her heels” source
  • Strong Heroine: “A fugitive on the run, Ahnna has one goal: return to Ithicana with warning of the greatest threat her homeland has ever faced” source
  • Angst: “love and war collide in a perilous battle to save Ithicana” source

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Content note death of parent

Penguin Random House · ISBN 9780593975350 · US
capture his father’s killer
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Edition publication 2026-04-14

Penguin Random House · ISBN 9780593975350 · US
On sale Apr 14, 2026
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Reading order Series finale

Penguin Random House · ISBN 9780593975350 · US
the searing finale to the Bridge Kingdom series
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Series The Bridge Kingdom

Penguin Random House · ISBN 9780593975350 · US
Part of The Bridge Kingdom
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Trope revenge plot

Penguin Random House · ISBN 9780593975350 · US
He wants revenge.
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Trope second chance romance

Penguin Random House · ISBN 9780593975350 · US
the passion they once shared reignites
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