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The Defiant

By Lesley Livingston

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By Lesley Livingston

By Lesley Livingston

By Lesley Livingston

By Lesley Livingston

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Paperback $10.99

Feb 12, 2019 | 416 Pages | Young Adult

Hardcover $17.99

Jan 23, 2018 | 384 Pages | Young Adult

Ebook $10.99

Jan 23, 2018 | 336 Pages | Young Adult

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Jan 23, 2018 | 620 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About The Defiant

    The darling of the Roman Empire is in for the fight of her life in this lush sequel to the acclaimed historical fantasy The Valiant.

    Be brave, gladiatrix… And be wary. Once you win Caesar’s love, you’ll earn his enemies’ hate.

    Fallon was warned.

    Now she is about to pay the price for winning the love of the Roman people as Caesar’s victorious gladiatrix.

    In this highly anticipated sequel to THE VALIANT, Fallon and her warrior sisters find themselves thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, one that will threaten not only Fallon’s heart – and her love for Roman soldier Cai – but the very heart of the ancient Roman Empire.

    When dark treachery and vicious power struggles threaten her hard-won freedom, the only thing that might help the girl known as Victrix save herself and her sisters is a tribe of long-forgotten mythic Amazon warriors.

    The only trouble is, they might just kill her themselves first.

    About The Defiant

    The darling of the Roman Empire is in for the fight of her life in this lush sequel to the acclaimed historical fantasy The Valiant.

    Be brave, gladiatrix… And be wary. Once you win Caesar’s love, you’ll earn his enemies’ hate.

    Fallon was warned.

    Now she is about to pay the price for winning the love of the Roman people as Caesar’s victorious gladiatrix.

    In this highly anticipated sequel to THE VALIANT, Fallon and her warrior sisters find themselves thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, one that will threaten not only Fallon’s heart – and her love for Roman soldier Cai – but the very heart of the ancient Roman Empire.

    When dark treachery and vicious power struggles threaten her hard-won freedom, the only thing that might help the girl known as Victrix save herself and her sisters is a tribe of long-forgotten mythic Amazon warriors.

    The only trouble is, they might just kill her themselves first.

    About The Defiant

    The darling of the Roman Empire is in for the fight of her life in this lush sequel to the acclaimed historical fantasy The Valiant.

    Be brave, gladiatrix… And be wary. Once you win Caesar’s love, you’ll earn his enemies’ hate.

    Fallon was warned.

    Now she is about to pay the price for winning the love of the Roman people as Caesar’s victorious gladiatrix.

    In this highly anticipated sequel to THE VALIANT, Fallon and her warrior sisters find themselves thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, one that will threaten not only Fallon’s heart – and her love for Roman soldier Cai – but the very heart of the ancient Roman Empire.

    When dark treachery and vicious power struggles threaten her hard-won freedom, the only thing that might help the girl known as Victrix save herself and her sisters is a tribe of long-forgotten mythic Amazon warriors.

    The only trouble is, they might just kill her themselves first.

    About The Defiant

    The darling of the Roman Empire is in for the fight of her life in this lush sequel to the acclaimed historical fantasy The Valiant.

    Be brave, gladiatrix… And be wary. Once you win Caesar’s love, you’ll earn his enemies’ hate.

    Fallon was warned.

    Now she is about to pay the price for winning the love of the Roman people as Caesar’s victorious gladiatrix.

    In this highly anticipated sequel to THE VALIANT, Fallon and her warrior sisters find themselves thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, one that will threaten not only Fallon’s heart – and her love for Roman soldier Cai – but the very heart of the ancient Roman Empire.

    When dark treachery and vicious power struggles threaten her hard-won freedom, the only thing that might help the girl known as Victrix save herself and her sisters is a tribe of long-forgotten mythic Amazon warriors.

    The only trouble is, they might just kill her themselves first.

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    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $10.99
    Published by Razorbill
    Feb 12, 2019 | 416 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780448494739

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Razorbill
    Jan 23, 2018 | 384 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780448494722

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Razorbill
    Jan 23, 2018 | 336 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780448494746

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $27.50
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    Jan 23, 2018 | 620 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780525531715

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