The release date for the English version of 'The Winner's Curse' by
Marie Rutkoski is Mar 2014. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Getting what you desire sometimes mean giving up all you hold dear.
Kestrel, seventeen, is the daughter of a general in a huge empire that enjoys war and enslaves everyone it conquers. She is given the option to either marry or enlist in the military. Kestrel, however, has other plans.
She finds a young slave up for sale and is shocked to discover a kindred soul in him one day. Arin's eyes seem to be defying everyone and everything. Kestrel buys him, acting on her instincts—with unanticipated results. She soon finds herself having to conceal her developing feelings for Arin.
However, he also has a secret, and Kestrel soon discovers that the cost she paid for another person was much more than she could have ever anticipated.
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a tale of deadly games where everything is at risk and the wager is whether you will retain your mind or lose your heart. It is set in a vividly conceived new universe.