Metal Slinger: Fire & Metal, Book 1

One shattered peace treaty. One enemy soldier she can't stop thinking about. One girl who was never supposed to be there in the first place.

Brynn has always existed on the edges—not truly one of the Alaha, yet shaped by their world, their ways, and their centuries-old grievances against the Kenta, the people who condemned her adopted community to a life adrift at sea. When she earns her place among the guards attending the annual Kenta market, it's supposed to be a milestone, a moment of belonging she's fought her entire life to reach. Instead, she does the one thing no one has managed in a hundred years: she breaks the peace treaty holding two enemy peoples together by a thread.

What follows is worse. Because the enemy soldier tangled up in the fallout isn't easy to forget—or to hate, no matter how hard Brynn tries.

This explosive debut romantasy blends breathtaking action with a slow-burn forbidden romance that crackles on every page. Brynn and her reluctant enemy circle each other through a world of rival nations, ancient tensions, and dangerous secrets, where choosing the wrong side—or the wrong person—could unravel everything. Schneider builds a richly imagined fantasy setting with effortless confidence, delivering twists that genuinely land and a central tension that refuses to let go.

With the sequel *Light Wielder* already on the horizon, *Metal Slinger* is the romantasy series starter you'll be pressing into everyone's hands.