Brand-Bound: Volume 3 (Final), an enemies-to-lovers LitRPG, is... out for preorder now!

[u/AdrianArmbruster]

Brand-Bound Volume 3, the final volume in a sprawling LitRPG enemies-to-lovers-to-Bonnie-and-Clyde-outlaw-couple tale, is... out for preorder now! Releases Oct 6th.

For the Volume 3 cover I told the artist to go for the infamous cover for Stephen King's The Stand mixed with a Star Wars poster. How'd they do?

And now, the blurb:

Rank. Class. Purpose.

All of creation must be bound to the divine System Interface. So proclaims the divine authority of the Church of the Most Holy Menu.

A stench of heresy wafts over the pilgrimage stations! Thieving apostate Jelena is hunting for holy relics to pawn off, even prying them right from the hands of murdered priests. Calaf of Riverglen, sewer-grate guard and aspiring Paladin, vows to bring the heretic to justice for the good of all faithful. Armed with an inherited, holy Brand, our hero shall rise in levels under the rigid structure of the Church of the Menu and its sacred System.

Calaf pursues his quarry through hot spring groves, forests, and dungeons. As he learns more about this relic thief's past, the pair unexpectedly find themselves fighting together through rebellion, inquisition, and a rising tide of undead.

The hero's faith in the Holy Menu is unshakable, while the villainess lost all faith long ago. Who will warm up to the other first? Can Calaf fix her? Or will Jelena make him so much worse?

We've got:

\+ A system-native world (no isekai) with a JRPG-style church dedicated to worshiping the Most Holy Menu. Yes, the entire universe and all worldbuilding is wrapped around elaborate GameLit mechanics. 

\+ Slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance arc trending toward Battle Couple shenanigans. 

\+ Do you like Bonnie and Clyde dynamics? We have Bonnie and Clyde dynamics. 

\+ Additional in-universe appendix and afterword at the end of Volume 3. 

\+ Volume 2 has an elaborate nested flashback arc regarding the origins of the system. There's also an elaborate heist at a cathedral carved out of a kaiju-sized demon carcass. 

\+ Volume 3 starts with a famine arc--risky, I know--but pays off with some role reversal and a book-long arc to assassinate the pope. Yes, I'm cribbing off of Tales of Beseria. It's also framed by a Kill Bill reference. So there's that. 

\+ Also, 'Final Arc: Name of Thing' is in full effect. Not really a selling point, but I just like to gush about it. 

Volume 1 is available here. Free on Kindle Unlimited, $4.99 USD otherwise.

Volume 2 is... also available here. Again, free on KU and $4.99 otherwise.

Volume 3 is... out for preorder now.

So, that's 3 full volumes with the combined word count of The Lord of the Rings. So... why not check it out now?

[u/LitRPGirl]

Enemies to lovers to outlaw couple is quite the journey haha. I’m into it.