Publication Date: May 6, 2025
Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros—where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be.
The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.
I’ve spent my life kneeling—to their will and to my father’s. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.
I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.
But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father’s throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.
Now I’m crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him—bound to a future I didn’t choose and a husband I barely know.
Everyone wants me to be something I’m not—a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.
But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if there’s power in being underestimated?
And what if—for the first time—I reached for it?
A marriage between romance and fantasy serves up a new genre referred to as romantasy. For author Devney Perry, it offers an opportunity to create an intriguing new world.
Shield of Sparrows takes readers to the five kingdoms of Calandra, a world where a 23-year-old princess named Odessa must leave her familiar home and journey to a distant place with a new husband she barely knows.
Narrated in first-person by Odessa, the story delivers an enemies-to-lovers slow-burn romance as she tries to make sense of the monsters in her treacherous new home.
Stuck in a position she never wanted, Odessa must decide whether to be a pawn for those around her or transform into a powerful hunter who embraces the darkness.
Not only does the author create a phenomenal world full of potential spin-off opportunities, but the characters are fascinating. With the book coming in a bit over 500 pages, the development is top-notch.
Shield of Sparrows takes readers on an epic adventure featuring monsters and a determined princess who must learn to hunt them to survive.
Devney Perry is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author. Born and raised in Montana, she loves writing books set in her treasured home state. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her husband and two sons. Writing one book, let alone many, was not something she ever expected to do. But now that she’s discovered her true passion for writing romance, she has no plans to ever stop.
