Prodigal Steelwielder (Seals of the Duelists Book 3)

Bayan has found a new life in the two years since his exile—new friends, new love, new purpose. Until the subtle politics of the Corona draw him back to his duelist roots, that is. His old hexmates have struggles of their own, though, scattered across the Waarden Empire, their newfound magical skills suppressed, forbidden. When Bayan is hurled halfway around the world to prevent a war no one saw coming, he and his companions must pull together once more.

But far more is at stake this time. Bayan, Kiwani, Calder, and their friends and allies must take on old enemies, a rival empire, and the very gods themselves. When their survival means endangering their own fates in a way no one believed possible, nothing is safe, nothing is sacred, and nothing will ever be the same again.

~~ Content advisory for fantasy love scenes.