Centuries ago, the heretic sorcerer Ruven raised a deadly briar around Runakhia's palace, casting the royal family into an enchanted sleep-and silencing the kingdom's gods.
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This author explores profound themes of gods and death, often setting her narratives within the world of girls with knives. Her writing is deeply informed by her Catholic faith and her dedication as a lay Dominican. She channels these influences into her literary works, crafting a unique perspective on human existence.
- 2024
- 2018
Endless Water, Starless Sky
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Sabriel meets Romeo and Juliet in the stunning sequel to Bright Smoke, Cold Fire-from Rosamund Hodge, the author of Cruel Beauty and Crimson Bound. In the last days of the world, the walls of Viyara are still falling, and the dead are rising faster than ever.
- 2016
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. If he wants to discover the truth of what happened, Paris must delve deep into the city, ally with his worst enemy .
- 2015
Crimson Bound
- 441 pages
- 16 hours of reading
"Rachelle must protect the king's bastard son while searching for the weapons that will save her world from endless night"-- Apprenticed to her aunt, training to protect her village from dark magic, Rachelle strayed 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, when the king orders her to guard his son Armand, Rachelle forces him to help her hunt for the legendary sword that might save their world. As the two become unexpected allies, they discover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic... and a love that may be their undoing.
- 2014
Cruel Beauty
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
If you’re excited about the upcoming Disney film Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, don’t miss Cruel Beauty. The romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the adventure of Graceling in this dazzling fantasy novel about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny. Perfect for fans of bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses, this gorgeously written debut infuses the classic fairy tale with glittering magic, a feisty heroine, and a romance sure to take your breath away. Betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, Nyx has always known that her fate was to marry him, kill him, and free her people from his tyranny. But on her seventeenth birthday when she moves into his castle high on the kingdom's mountaintop, nothing is what she expected—particularly her charming and beguiling new husband. Nyx knows she must save her homeland at all costs, yet she can't resist the pull of her sworn enemy—who's gotten in her way by stealing her heart.
