Sacrifice of the Seven Sins: The Seven Sins Series, #4

By Emily Colin

From the New York Times bestselling author of Sword of the Seven Sins comes a novella about the power of forbidden love and the price of justice.

 

Experience the dramatic opening scene of Sword of the Seven Sins from Ari's point of view.

 

When Ari Westergaard first sees Eva Marteinn, she's forced to sentence a man to death. As the blood pools at her feet, he can sense she is the bravest person he has ever seen. Although he is drawn to her, he must keep his feelings a secret, for in the Commonwealth, any kind of love, even friendship, is a killing offense.

 

Meanwhile, Ari's childhood friend Gentian can't help protecting the weak and feeding the hungry, even when doing so violates the laws of the Commonwealth. When Ari takes the fall for one of Gentian's crimes, he commits a double offense—lying, but also friendship itself.

 

Ari learns fast that growing up in the Commonwealth requires hiding your feelings and doing what you're told. The punishment he receives to protect Gentian and the power he sees in Eva's gaze only clarifies his path. He's meant to be a warrior.

 

A bellator.

 

Author's Note

 

This is a romantic dystopian novella set in the world of the award-winning Seven Sins series. If you can't resist fierce girls with swords, infuriating guys with hearts of gold, forbidden love between a mentor and apprentice who can't keep their hands off each other, and star-crossed lovers who fight to the death by each other's sides, then this is the series for you! In Sacrifice of the Seven Sins, you'll see the moment that started it all...through Ari's eyes.

 

With the propulsive action and addictive romance of Shatter Me, the high-stakes twists-and-turns of The Hunger Games, and the fantastical world-building of From Blood and Ash, the award-winning, slow-burn, romantic dystopian fantasy Seven Sins series will pull you in, break your heart, and never let you go.

 

Praise for the Seven Sins Series

 

WINNER of the 2021 North Carolina Indie Author Award in Young Adult Fiction
FINALIST for the 2020 Foreword INDIES Award in Young Adult Fiction
SHORTLISTED for the The Manly Wade Wellman Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy
WINNER of the 2022 Gold Moonbeam Award for Best Book Series

 

"I couldn't stop reading. This is the best book I've read in a long time." —Michelle MacQueen, author of We Thought We Were Invincible, for YA Books Central

 

"Powerful, hopeful, sexy, and unsettling." —Heidi Ayarbe, award-winning author of Freeze Frame

"Sizzling hot and exploding with tension."—Lisa Amowitz, award-winning author of Breaking Glass

• Language: English
• Publisher: Black Orchid Books
• Release date: Jun 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9781961469044

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Sacrifice of the Seven Sins

PRAISE FOR EMILY COLIN

PRAISE FOR THE SEVEN SINS SERIES

WINNER of the 2022 Silver IPPY Award for Young Adult Fiction

WINNER of the 2021 North Carolina Indie Author Award in Young Adult Fiction

FINALIST for the 2021 and 2022 Foreword INDIES Award in Young Adult Fiction

SHORTLISTED for the The Manly Wade Wellman Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy

WINNER of the 2022 Gold Moonbeam Award for Best Book Series

PRAISE FOR SIEGE OF THE SEVEN SINS

This is easily one of the best books I've ever read. Siege of the Seven Sins has it all—heart-stopping action, breathtaking characters, high stakes, and a thrilling story, all wrapped up in beautiful prose.

MADELINE DYER, SIBA-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE UNTAMED SERIES

Thrilling, heart-wrenching, and blood-pumping.

KARISSA LAUREL, AUTHOR OF THE STORMBOURNE CHRONICLES

With an intriguing world, an impossible love story, and characters I both loved and loved to hate, the stakes are high. What if love was a death sentence? … A series everyone should know about.

M. LYNN, USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE QUEENS OF THE FAE SERIES

PRAISE FOR SWORD OF THE SEVEN SINS

A hot, fast-paced, beautifully written story you won’t want to miss!

CAITLIN SINEAD, AUTHOR OF HEARTSICK

A romantic dystopian with a fantastic—and unexpected—twist ... Seven Sins is powerful, sexy, hopeful, and unsettling.

HEIDI AYARBE, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF FREEZE FRAME

A rollicking ride through forbidden love and deadly adventure. … I haven’t ached for love like this to conquer all since Tris and Four. Eva and Ari forever.

LEIGH STATHAM, AUTHOR OF THE DAUGHTER TRILOGY

Amazing characters and a fast plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

S.E. ANDERSON, AUTHOR OF THE STARSTRUCK SAGA

A beautifully crafted story with so many intense moments I couldn’t stop reading. This is the best book I’ve read in a long time.

MICHELLE MACQUEEN, AUTHOR OF WE THOUGHT WE WERE INVINCIBLE, FOR YA BOOKS CENTRAL

Sword of the Seven Sins … offers a new take on the dystopian genre. Colin’s characters push the plot forward, while her writing immerses the reader in a rigid world on the brink of change.

BOOKSTACKED

An absolutely mind-blowing, spine-tingling, action-packed extravaganza …  an electrifying, imaginative, phenomenally well written book. The tension, banter and angst blazes.

EMERALD BOOK REVIEWS

Much of the fun here is watching Colin build her world … The chapters move swiftly… The book should prove a hit with fans of The Hunger Games.

WILMINGTON STAR NEWS

Sizzling hot and exploding with tension.

LISA AMOWITZ, AUTHOR OF BREAKING GLASS

An absolutely wild ride … I couldn’t stop reading.

THE WORD TRAVELER

PRAISE FOR THE DREAM KEEPER’S DAUGHTER

A splendid mix of time travel, romantic yearning, and moving on after grief.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

A passionate and sweeping tale of a woman haunted by a loss she can’t explain, and a future she can’t yet choose.

ERIKA MARKS, AUTHOR OF THE LAST TREASURE

This story immerses you in a time that should not be forgotten and explores the infinite rippling effect