Allison Saft

When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. If Margaret wins the hunt, it may finally bring her mother home. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist. Weston Winters isn’t an alchemist--yet. Fired from every apprenticeship he's landed, his last chance hinges on Master Welty taking him in. But when Wes arrives at Welty Manor, he finds only Margaret and her bloodhound Trouble. Margaret begrudgingly allows him to stay, but on one condition: he must join the hunt with her. Although they make an unlikely team, Wes is in awe of the girl who has endured alone on the outskirts of a town that doesn’t want her, in this creaking house of ghosts and sorrow. And even though Wes disrupts every aspect of her life, Margaret is drawn to him. He, too, knows what it's like to be an outsider. As the hunt looms closer and tensions rise, Margaret and Wes uncover dark magic that could be the key to winning the hunt - if they survive that long.

He saw the darkness in her magic. She saw the magic in his darkness. Wren Southerland’s reckless use of magic has cost her everything: she’s been dismissed from the Queen’s Guard and separated from her best friend—the girl she loves. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his estate, Colwick Hall, to cure his servant from a mysterious illness, she seizes her chance to redeem herself. The mansion is crumbling, icy winds haunt the caved-in halls, and her eccentric host forbids her from leaving her room after dark. Worse, Wren’s patient isn’t a servant at all but Hal Cavendish, the infamous Reaper of Vesria and her kingdom’s sworn enemy. Hal also came to Colwick Hall for redemption, but the secrets in the estate may lead to both of their deaths. With sinister forces at work, Wren and Hal realize they’ll have to join together if they have any hope of saving their kingdoms. But as Wren circles closer to the nefarious truth behind Hal’s illness, they realize they have no escape from the monsters within the mansion. All they have is each other, and a startling desire that could be their downfall. Allison Saft’s Down Comes the Night is a snow-drenched romantic fantasy that keeps you racing through the pages long into the night. Love makes monsters of us all.

In this romantic fantasy of manners from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical dressmaker commissioned for a royal wedding finds herself embroiled in scandal when a gossip columnist draws attention to her undeniable chemistry with the groom. Niamh Ó Conchobhair has never let herself long for more. The magic in her blood that lets her stitch emotions and memories into fabric is the same magic that will eventually kill her. Determined to spend the little time she has left guaranteeing a better life for her family, Niamh jumps at the chance to design the wardrobe for a royal wedding in the neighboring kingdom of Avaland. But Avaland is far from the fairytale that she imagined. While young nobles attend candlelit balls and elegant garden parties, unrest brews amid the working class. The groom himself, Kit Carmine, is prickly, abrasive, and begrudgingly being dragged to the altar as a political pawn. But when Niamh and Kit grow closer, an unlikely friendship blossoms into something more—until an anonymous columnist starts buzzing about their chemistry, promising to leave them alone only if Niamh helps to uncover the royal family’s secrets. The rot at the heart of Avaland runs deep, but exposing it could risk a future she never let herself dream of, and a love she never thought possible. Transporting readers to a Regency England-inspired fantasy world, A Fragile Enchantment is a sweeping romance threaded with intrigue, unforgettable characters, and a love story for the ages.

Le légendaire hala, créature mythique, a fait son apparition, et une grande chasse va s'organiser. Margaret en est sûre, si elle remporte cette chasse, sa mère Evelyn rentrera enfin à la maison. Mais même si elle n'a pas son pareil avec un fusil, Margaret doit trouver un alchimiste comme partenaire, c'est la règle. Wes n'est pas alchimiste, du moins pas encore. Il a été congédié par tous ses maîtres, et Evelyn représentait sa dernière chance. Quand il arrive au manoir, Margaret accepte qu'il y reste, à une condition : qu'il l'accompagne à la Chasse. Bien qu'ils forment une équipe improbable, Wes admire cette fille qui a survécu seule, dans cette maison branlante emplie de fantômes et de chagrin. Et quand bien même Wes sème le chaos dans sa vie bien ordonnée, Margaret comprend vite qu'il sait, lui aussi, ce que c'est que d'être un paria. Alors que la Chasse approche, ils vont découvrir une magie noire susceptible de leur offrir la victoire... à condition de réussir à survivre jusque-là.

Niamh Ó Conchobhair non si è mai concessa di desiderare più di ciò che ha ricevuto in sorte. La magia che scorre nel suo sangue e che le permette di tessere emozioni in ogni suo ricamo è la stessa che, prima o poi, la ucciderà. Determinata a sfruttare il breve tempo a sua disposizione, la ragazza accoglie con entusiasmo la proposta di confezionare il guardaroba per il matrimonio del principe Kit, secondogenito del re di Avaland. Niamh sa che dovrà vedersela con i pregiudizi di una società che considera i machlandesi come lei nient'altro che servi recalcitranti, ma certo non si aspetta di doversi scontrare con lo sposo stesso... Con i suoi modi pungenti, Kit non somiglia per niente a un principe e non esita a creare scompiglio, specialmente se significa irritare suo fratello maggiore, il reggente. Ecco perché, pur accettando un matrimonio senza amore, non intende collaborare con l'impertinente sartina che gli è stata affibbiata... per quanto adorabile sia. Dietro alle loro accese schermaglie, però, si cela una prepotente attrazione, un sentimento inatteso quanto pericoloso, perché - se immortalato dalla penna avvelenata del giornalista più sovversivo della capitale - potrebbe annientare l'intero assetto del regno. Tra balli, banchetti e prove d'abito, Niamh e Kit dovranno scegliere fra un futuro sicuro ma già scritto per loro da qualcun altro, e un amore che non avrebbero mai sognato di vivere.

Când Margaret Welty o descoperă pe legendara hala, ultima creatură mitică în viață, știe că va urma curând Vânătoarea Semilunii. Oricine este capabil să omoare hala va câștiga faimă și bogății și va descifra un secret magic străvechi. Margaret este cea mai bună trăgătoare de elită din oraș, însă la vânătoare pot participa doar echipe de doi, iar ea are nevoie de un alchimist. Weston Winters nu este alchimist — nu încă. Nu a rezistat niciuneia dintre perioadele de ucenicie pe care le-a încercat, iar ultima lui șansă depinde de decizia Maestrei Welty de a-l accepta. Dar când Wes ajunge la conacul Welty, o găsește doar pe Margaret. Cu mari rezerve, fata îi permite să rămână, cu o condiție: să participe la vânătoare împreună cu ea. Deși formează o echipă cam șubredă, în curând cei doi sunt atrași unul de celălalt. Pe măsură ce vânătoarea se apropie și tensiunile cresc, Margaret și Wes descoperă magia neagră care i-ar putea ajuta să câștige competiția — dacă reușesc să supraviețuiască. O magie de neîmblânzit este o poveste de dragoste dureros de tandră, desfășurată în condițiile unei vânători ucigașe, în atmosfera unei lumi fantastice care vă va cuceri.

Brimming with magic and romance, a young fairy queen must form an unlikely alliance or risk an unspeakable danger destroying all she holds dear in this standalone YA novel from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft. It’s been centuries since a warm-season fairy in Pixie Hollow has crossed into the Winter Woods, and while most fear the legends of monsters lurking in the frozen lands, Clarion, can’t help being intrigued by Winter’s stoic beauty. But under the watchful eyes of the current monarch and the court's seasonal ministers, Clarion has little time to dwell on daydreams while the days to her coronation dwindle away. That is, until reports of a monster crossing from Winter into Spring make their way to the palace. Clarion sees defeating this threat as an opportunity to prove that she is worthy of her new role. But instead of finding a monster at the edge of Winter, she finds Milori, a young guardian of the Winter Woods. Together, they form an unlikely bond as they race to save their lands. But as their alliance warms to something more, they will discover there is a reason a warm-season fairy and a winter fairy must not be together. And the cost could be just as deadly as the monsters that prowl the Winter Woods. Discover the origin of the sweeping, star-crossed romance between the queen of Pixie Hollow and the lord of the Winter Woods.

A sharp-tongued folklorist must pair up with her academic rival to solve their mentor's murder in this lush and enthralling sapphic fantasy romance from the New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic. Lorelei Kaskel, a folklorist with a quick temper and an even quicker wit, is on an expedition with six eccentric nobles in search of a fabled spring. The magical spring promises untold power, which the king wants to harness to secure his reign of the embattled country of Brunnestaad. Lorelei is determined to use this opportunity to prove herself and make her wildest, most impossible dream come to become a naturalist, able to travel freely to lands she’s only ever read about. The expedition gets off to a harrowing start when its leader—Lorelei’s beloved mentor—is murdered in her quarters aboard their ship. The suspects are her five remaining expedition mates, each with their own motive. The only person Lorelei knows must be innocent is her longtime academic rival, the insufferably gallant and maddeningly beautiful Sylvia von Wolff. Now in charge of the expedition, Lorelei must find the spring before the murderer strikes again—and a coup begins in earnest. But there are other dangers lurking in the forests that rearrange themselves at night, rivers with slumbering dragons waiting beneath the water, and shapeshifting beasts out for blood. As Lorelei and Sylvia grudgingly work together to uncover the truth—and resist their growing feelings for one another—they discover that their professor had secrets of her own. Secrets that make Lorelei question whether justice is worth pursuing, or if this kingdom is worth saving at all.