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Briar Boleyn
By the Horns (Royal Artifactual Guild)
by Ruby Dixon
About this book
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In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman with a deadly magic secret needs the help of the minotaur she’s trying to forget in the sizzling sequel to Ruby Dixon's New York Times bestseller Bull Moon Rising.
The special first edition hardcover will include a gorgeous, shimmering jacket with effects, brilliantly illustrated four-color endpapers, striking and detailed-stained edges, and a beautiful foil-stamped case.
Gwenna has always considered herself a normal person. A former servant, she wants nothing more than to land a steady job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make some steady coin to send home to her mother. She's not special. She's certainly not a necromancer. That would be impossible, given how necromancing (or any 'mancing) is forbidden upon penalty of death. So if the dead keep talking to her? Well, she's going to keep on ignoring them. They're not going to stand in the way of her dreams.
Also standing in her way? One big, arrogant, far-too-flirty Taurian named Raptor. They slept together once, and now he wants more . . . but she doesn’t have time for that. Her focus is on being a fledgling, a trainee for the Royal Artifactual Guild. But Raptor won't go away. He's on a secret mission for the guild to find an artifact thief.
Problem is, he thinks the thief is Gwenna.
How can she convince Raptor that he's got the wrong girl when all the signs point to her? And how do you tell a Taurian you can't date him because you hear dead people and it might cost you your life?
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- 0593817052
Reader Reviews
May 17, 2026
This series was the first so called “Fairy Smut” I read. When some one told me what the genre was called, I said “there’s a genre called Fairy Smut?” Now I’ve read others, and enjoyed them all. I had thought that they’d all be rated X like this one. They’ve mostly been PG-13. They are all good fantasy, though, though the smut makes it much more enjoyable. Any way, this book is entirely wholesome smut among consenting magical creatures. )
October 21, 2025
By the Horns was so much fun! The 2nd monster romance in Ruby Dixon’s Royal Artifactual Guild. I had a fun time with the first book in the series last year and another great time with this 2nd release. Gwenna is a former servant, a repeater at the guild who desperately wants to land a job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make a steady income and be able to help her mother. She has realized she can “feel” the presence of the dead…but necromancers were outlawed centuries ago and no one...
April 7, 2026
Wonderful world building, suspense and spiciness. Ruby has provided yet another prime favorite for the bookshelf. )
September 13, 2025
Ruby Dixon does an amazing job at creating worlds for us that are unique and utterly fascinating. Her characters are always so engaging and her stories are just plain fun to read. When you open a Ruby Dixon book you are guaranteed a story worth reading. Her worlds are always excellent places to get lost for awhile. This book, and this series are no exception. The city of Vastwarren with it's mysterious foundation literally built upon the long lost civilization of Old Prell has similarities with...
September 7, 2025
Not as fun as the first book. Some of the scenario seemed like a repeat of the first book. I know, Ruby Dixon builds worlds and creatures that sort of lend themselves to that repetition, but I was hoping for a lot more in By the Horns. ** SPOILERS ** ** SPOILERS ** ** SPOILERS ** - FMC does a lot of assumptions about why she cannot tell her secret, similar to the first book's FMC. - MMC tries to stay away from the FMC but eventually caves. - Yet again, the MMC is sent on a phony rescue mission...
