Bleeding Heart (Book #2 of the Cardplay Duology)

Spade, Heart, Diamond, Club.
Four legendary Suits.
Four chosen Keepers.
One world at stake.

When hell breaks loose, who will be holding all the cards?

After a valiant rescue mission saw to the end of the criminal organization Blackjack, Cardplay has taken advantage of the relative peace following their victory to recuperate. However, no news isn't necessarily good news.

Two Blackjack operatives are still at large, presumed to have fled with the Warden of the Void and their unmasked leader to his estate in the cliffs—well out of Cardplay's reach, and safe behind a wall of deceit and strategically-lined pockets. To make matters worse, a revelation about the identity of the Heart’s Keeper has everyone walking on eggshells.

All that stands between the mundane world and untold chaos is a single unbroken seal. One mistake and the futures, dreams, second chances, and fresh starts they’ve all been working towards could be ripped away.

The magical era was lost once already. Is it doomed to be lost again?

Bleeding Heart is the final installment in the Cardplay Duology, an anime-inspired YA urban fantasy series that follows four young adults imbued with extraordinary power as they navigate a world where magic has come roaring back from myth to reality.

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Content Warning: Coarse language; blood and violence, some gore; on-page character death; mild sexual content; body horror; eye trauma; vomiting; grief/bereavement; anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks; trauma related to kidnapping/physical abuse; parent death (mentioned); car accident (mentioned).

Publishing date: May 11th, 2023
Length: 495 pages, 130k words (excluding front/back matter)

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PRAISE FOR BLEEDING HEART