Scales & Steel Special Edition (The Gilded Prince Book 1)

He was sent to cut out the monster’s heart, not lose his to it.

Sir Finnian Brightmoor has one mission: slay the golden dragon and rescue the lost princess.

But fairy tales have a nasty habit of leaving out the truth.

The princess isn’t helpless.
The dragon refuses to fight.
And the “beast” is actually Prince Cedric—cursed, grieving, and far more interested in whittling wood than killing knights.

Finn should finish the quest. He should serve his king. Instead, he finds himself falling for the man beneath the scales.

The crown demands Cedric’s death. Finn’s oath demands obedience. And in this kingdom, believing the wrong version of the truth can turn a hero into a villain.

Scales & Steel is a romantasy filled with danger, political tension, heartbreak, violence, and a slow-burn queer romance that deepens into something life-shattering.

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Formats:

Special Edition Hardcover: 

• Case laminate with gleaming gold foil
• Epic custom sprayed edge design
• Custom endpapers inspired by the lore of the Gilded Prince
• 80 pages of full-color interior art
• Intricate interior edge flourishes—with dragons, decorative corners, and more
• Available in 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️After Dark (Spicy)🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
• Includes corresponding ebook (delivered immediately though Bookfunnel)

Special Edition Paperback:

• Stunning custom edge design
• Shimmering gold foil cover
• Includes all 80 full-color interior illustrations
• Ornate interior flourishes and page-edge artwork
• Available in Fade to Black only
• Includes corresponding ebook (delivered immediately though Bookfunnel)

Special Edition eBook

• Contains the same full-color interior illustrations as paperback and hardcover
• Available in Fade to Black or 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️After Dark (Spicy)🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
• Includes bonus content not available elsewhere (official soundtrack access, interviews with fictional artists from the book, in-book bloopers, and a short story romcom reimagining

Special Edition Audiobook

• Available in Fade to Black or 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️After Dark (Spicy)🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
• Custom voices created in Eleven Labs bring the characters to life as imagined by the author.
• Delivered to you by Bookfunnel.
• Please listen to the audiobook sample below before purchasing.

Scales & Steel is the first book in Amy Campbell’s Gilded Prince romantasy trilogy, a sweeping tale of curses, court intrigue, dragon magic, and a forbidden love that challenges the throne itself.

Perfect for readers who love dragons, queer romantasy, enemies-to-lovers dynamics, political intrigue, high-stakes magic, and richly illustrated collector editions.

Production & Shipping Info

These unsigned collector editions are printed on demand and ship directly from the printer. Every book features custom finishes and full-color interiors, so please allow additional time for printing and delivery.

Estimated arrival: 5–6 weeks after order placement.