Dire Bound (Deluxe Limited Edition) (The Wolves of Ruin, 1) - Hardcover

Book 1 of 3: The Wolves of Ruin

Sorensen, Sable

  • 4.33 out of 5 stars
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9780316601399: Dire Bound (Deluxe Limited Edition) (The Wolves of Ruin, 1)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 031660139X ISBN 13: 9780316601399
Publisher: Requited, 2026

Synopsis

A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!

Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this spicy, page-turning romantasy where humans and direwolves forge unbreakable bonds and fight for survival at all costs.

Includes two bonus chapters—featuring the fan-favorite tattoo scene! 

This gorgeous deluxe limited edition is only available while supplies last and features:

  • Dazzling sprayed edges
  • Full-color endpaper scene art
  • Special foil-stamped case
  • Deluxe effects on the jacket

Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials.  She’ll risk her life—and her heart—to be one of them.

Meryn Cooper has always hated the Bonded, elite warriors who form mental links with the massive, vicious direwolves they ride. While they live in luxury, Meryn struggles to keep her family out of poverty. When her little sister, Saela, is kidnapped—stolen across the border by the immortal monsters her country has spent centuries fighting—Meryn’s world falls apart.

Desperate to cross the front and save her sister, Meryn enlists in the army and is thrown into the deadly Bonding Trials, where any mistake will cost her life.

Now Meryn must survive four months of training at the castle. She is bound to a feral direwolf who refuses to communicate. The other trainees would love to spill her common blood. And her cold and beautiful instructor, Stark Therion, is eager to punish any weakness.

Everything is a competition, and everyone is out to get her—everyone except the dangerously handsome crown prince, whose attention adds another target to her back. In the castle, every smile hides a knife…and the halls hide dark secrets.

It’s bond or bleed. Duel or die. Failure is ruin.

Readers are already falling in love with Direbound:

“ONE OF THE BEST READS OF THE YEAR! This book was insanely good.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Stop it right now... I’m actually quite feral for the next book…” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“The plot was THICK, the tension and banter? Flawless. And the world with the wolf bond, and trials??? NEED MORE NOW.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I just finished and still trying to mentally and emotionally recover to what just happened to me. You need to read it IMMEDIATELY.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“If you’re into dark romantasy with high stakes, fierce characters, and just the right amount of emotional wreckage, Direbound is your next obsession.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“What an incredible read!! … I am blown away. … The romance, the anguish, the BANTER! I love a book with good banter and this was FULL OF IT!” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I. Am. OBSESSED. … Left me spiraling in the best way possible. The morally grey anti-hero? Perfection. The slow-burn tension? Electric. … I was completely immersed.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Perfect for fans of:
  • Slow burn romance
  • Found family
  • Morally grey characters
  • One bed
  • Touch her and die
  • Who did this to you
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Forced proximity
  • Vampires vs. wolves!

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About the Author

Sable Sorensen is the pen name for Eliza and Annie, two fantasy fangirls who grew up on a steady diet of wizards, magical creatures, and sweeping love stories. Visit Sable’s website for exclusive sneak peeks, character art, and more at sablesorensen.com.

 

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Publisher
Requited
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
031660139X
ISBN 13 
9780316601399
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
624
Rating
  • 4.33 out of 5 stars
    170,075 ratings by Goodreads