Amana — Sarah Ashwood

Known only as Amana, she is the most feared woman in the world. Scores of deaths have been laid at her feet, yet this mysterious assassin remains cloaked in shadow. Her services enlisted by Thane Elfric to dispatch a rival half-brother, Amana's advent at Dragorhold's Midautumn Eve festival spells calamity. For when Amana appears, death follows behind, and the unworthy will perish.

6,800 word length novella