“They said that love was terrifying and tender, wild
and sweet, and none of it made any sense.
But now I knew that every mad word was true.”
Cruel
Beauty
Graceling
meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl's journey to
fulfill her destiny and the monster who gets in her way-by stealing her heart.
Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.
Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.
With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.
But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle-a shifting maze of magical rooms-enthralls her.
As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.
Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.
Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.
With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.
But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle-a shifting maze of magical rooms-enthralls her.
As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.
Crimson
Bound
When Rachelle was fifteen she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training
to protect her village from dark magic. But she was also reckless— straying
from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of
eternal darkness. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is
forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped
to defeat.
Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in an effort to atone. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand—the man she hates most—Rachelle forces Armand to help her find the legendary sword that might save their world. As the two become unexpected allies, they uncover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic, and a love that may be their undoing. In a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night?
Inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Bound is an exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption.
Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in an effort to atone. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand—the man she hates most—Rachelle forces Armand to help her find the legendary sword that might save their world. As the two become unexpected allies, they uncover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic, and a love that may be their undoing. In a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night?
Inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Bound is an exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption.
Bright Smoke, Cold Fire
Sabriel meets Romeo
and Juliet in this stunning and atmospheric novel—the first in a
duology—from the author of Cruel Beauty and Crimson Bound.
When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept
over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of
Viyara was left untouched.
The heirs of the city’s most powerful—and
warring—families, Mahyanai Romeo and Juliet Catresou share a love deeper than
duty, honor, even life itself. But the magic laid on Juliet at birth compels her
to punish the enemies of her clan—and Romeo has just killed her cousin Tybalt.
Which means he must die.
Paris Catresou has always wanted to serve his
family by guarding Juliet. But when his ward tries to escape her fate, magic
goes terribly wrong—killing her and leaving Paris bound to Romeo. If he wants
to discover the truth of what happened, Paris must delve deep into the city,
ally with his worst enemy . . . and perhaps turn against his own clan.
Mahyanai Runajo just wants to protect her
city—but she’s the only one who believes it’s in peril. In her desperate hunt
for information, she accidentally pulls Juliet from the mouth of death—and
finds herself bound to the bitter, angry girl. Runajo quickly discovers Juliet
might be the one person who can help her recover the secret to saving Viyara.
Both pairs will find friendship where they
least expect it. Both will find that Viyara holds more secrets and dangers than
anyone ever expected. And outside the walls, death is waiting.
