The Lavender Blade by E.L. Deards #audiobook #bookreview #romantasy #fantasy #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 

 

M/M Romantasy

Date Published: Jul 8, 2025

Publisher: She Writes Press

Narrator: Nicholas Boulton

Run Time: 10 hours

Colton and Lucian make a living conning the desperate with fake exorcisms—Lucian is the charm, Colton the trick, and together, they’ve turned deception into survival. Their work is dangerous, their romance even riskier, but they’ve always found a way to stay ahead.

Until Lucian is truly possessed.

A powerful demon takes hold, twisting his body into something unnatural, horrific, wrong—and no priest, no con, no desperate lie can fix it. With time running out and Lucian slipping further away, Colton has no choice but to learn real magic, break every rule, and attempt the impossible.

Because if he fails, Lucian won’t just be lost. He’ll be something else entirely.

 

 

Review

This was an experience. An adventure that really draws the reader in. It has plenty of mystery and action along the way.

The Lavender Blade comes complete with a vivid setting and well-drawn characters. I liked that so many memorable characters pop up to enliven the tale as we read.

A great production that really heightens the experience.

About the Author

E.L. Deards grew up in New York City and earned her undergraduate degree at Barnard College at Columbia University, where she studied Japanese literature and biology. She was then accepted to The University of Edinburgh, where she completed her veterinary degree. She remained in the UK afterward, and since then has split her time between her day job as a vet and her truest passion: writing. Emma has authored a number of humor articles for In Practice, a veterinary magazine, and was the recipient in college of two writing awards: the Oscar Lee Award and the Harumatsuri Award. Her first book, Wild with All Regrets, came out in 2023.

 

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