Maura Dalai Books

After selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels to the Seven Circles with the enigmatic Prince of Wrath, where she’s introduced to a seductive world of vice.She vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria... even if that means accepting the hand of the Prince of Pride, the king of demons.The first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. With back-stabbing princes, luxurious palaces, mysterious party invitations, and conflicting clues about who really killed her twin, Emilia finds herself more alone than ever before. Can she even trust Wrath, her one-time ally in the mortal world... or is he keeping dangerous secrets about his true nature? Emilia will be tested in every way as she seeks a series of magical objects that will unlock the clues of her past and the answers she craves...One sister. Two sinful princes.Infinite deception with a side of revenge… Welcome to Hell.From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stalking Jack the Ripper Kerri Maniscalco comes the sizzling, sweepingly romantic sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked!

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deliciously creepy horror novel with a story line inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion... Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world. The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.

Two sisters. One brutal murder. A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself . . . From the #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco! Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin . . . desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden. Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia's side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women's murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems . . .

A captivating and utterly original fairy tale about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch, and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse... There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her gardens, it's not just a story. As the day of her twin brother's wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if she's willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in the dungeon is a demon who holds knowledge that she craves, the answer to her freedom. And above is a young man who isn’t afraid of her, whose eyes linger not with fear, but with an understanding of who she is beneath the poison. Soraya thought she knew her place in the world, but when her choices lead to consequences she never imagined, she begins to question who she is and who she is becoming...human or demon. Princess or monster.

Dopo aver scoperto con orrore la vera identità di Jack lo Squartatore, Audrey Rose Wadsworth lascia la sua casa nella Londra vittoriana per iscriversi – unica donna – alla più prestigiosa accademia di Medicina legale d’Europa. Ma è davvero impossibile trovare pace nell’oscuro, inquietante castello rumeno che ospita la scuola, un tempo dimora del malvagio Vlad l’Impalatore, altrimenti noto come Principe Dracula. Strane morti si susseguono, tanto da far mormorare che il nobile assetato di sangue sia tornato dalla tomba. Così Audrey Rose e il suo arguto compagno, Thomas Cresswell, si trovano a dover decifrare gli enigmatici indizi che li porteranno all’oscuro assassino. Vivo o morto che sia.

Audrey Rose Wadsworth e Thomas Cresswell sono giunti in America, una terra audace, sfrontata, brulicante di vita. Ma, proprio come la loro Londra adorata, anche la città di Chicago nasconde oscuri segreti. Quando i due si recano alla spettacolare Esposizione internazionale, scoprono una verità sconcertante: l’evento epocale è minacciato da denunce di persone scomparse e omicidi irrisolti. Audrey Rose e Thomas iniziano a indagare, per trovarsi faccia a faccia con un assassino come non ne hanno mai incontrati prima. Scoprire chi sia è una cosa, ben altra faccenda è catturarlo, soprattutto all’interno del famigerato Castello degli Orrori che ha costruito lui stesso, un covo di torture labirintico e terrificante. Riuscirà Audrey Rose, insieme al suo grande amore, a porre la parola “fine” anche a questo caso? O soccomberà, preda del più subdolo avversario che abbia mai incontrato?

Audrey Rose Wadsworth e il suo assillante compagno, Thomas Cresswell, si imbarcano sulla lussuosa RMS Etruria , diretti alla loro prossima meta, l'America. La settimana di spettacoli circensi che allieterà la traversata - compresa l'esibizione di un giovane e promettente artista della fuga - sembra la distrazione ideale prima del tetro incarico che li attende oltreoceano. Ma presto il viaggio si trasforma in un festival degli orrori quando, una dopo l'altra, giovani donne vengono trovate morte. Per Audrey Rose, il Circo al chiaro di luna - con i suoi numeri inquietanti e i personaggi grotteschi - si trasforma in un incubo e la fa tornare alla sua ossessiva ricerca di risposte. Gli indizi sull'identità di una delle vittime sembrano condurre a qualcuno a cui Audrey Rose vuole molto bene: riuscirà la ragazza a fermare il misterioso assassino prima del suo terrificante gran finale?