Claire Legrand

Lady Gemma Ashbourne seemingly has it all. She's young, gorgeous, and rich. Her family was Anointed by the gods, blessed with incredible abilities. But underneath her glittering façade, Gemma is deeply sad. Years ago, her sister Mara was taken to the Middlemist to guard against treacherous magic. Her mother abandoned the family. Her father and eldest sister, Farrin—embroiled in a deadly blood feud with the mysterious Bask family—often forget Gemma exists. Worst of all, Gemma is the only Ashbourne to possess no magic. Instead, her body fights it like poison. Constantly ill, aching with loneliness, Gemma craves love and yearns to belong. Then she meets the devastatingly handsome Talan d'Astier. His family destroyed themselves, seduced by a demon, and Talan, the only survivor, is determined to redeem their honor. Intrigued and enchanted, Gemma proposes a bargain: She'll help Talan navigate high society if he helps her destroy the Basks. According to popular legend, a demon called The Man With the Three-Eyed Crown is behind the families' blood feud—slay the demon, end the feud. But attacks on the Middlemist are increasing. The plot against the Basks quickly spirals out of control. And something immense and terrifying is awakening in Gemma, drawing her inexorably toward Talan and an all-consuming passion that could destroy her—or show her the true strength of her power at last.

New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn, Claire Legrand, enchants with a lush, sweeping, steamy enemies to lovers fantasy romance perfect for fans of Bridgerton and A Court of Thorns and Roses. THE OLD WAR IS OVER. A NEW ONE IS JUST BEGINNING. The curse plaguing the Ashbourne and Bask families has finally been broken, but Farrin, the eldest Ashbourne daughter, still struggles to find peace. Unflappable and tireless, her composure masks a seething sorrow. Since her mother abandoned the family, Farrin has been their rock—managing her father's temper, running the estate, keeping tight control over her dangerous musical power, and ignoring her own need for rest, distraction, and most of all, love. In Ryder Bask, Farrin's stubborn strength has met its match. The man infuriates her. He's coarse, arrogant, annoyingly handsome. He's as tired of their feuding parents as she is, and he brims with some secret anger that mirrors Farrin's frustrated rage. But Farrin must work with every ally she can—even the man she has been raised to hate. With every rising dawn, the Middlemist weakens further. Anointed magicians are disappearing. A fiery Olden creature is stalking Farrin. Strange visions haunt the High Queen Yvaine. And as Farrin and Ryder race to find stolen loved ones, they begin to realize a horrifying The gods are not dead. They're waking up. And someone is hunting them.

O lume se prăbușește. Două regine se ridică. Două femei, la distanță de niște secole,au puterea să salveze lumea sau s-o piardă pentru totdeauna. O profeție despre două regine: cea care aduce lumina și cea care aduce sângele. Când asasinii amenință să-i ucidă cea mai bună prietenă, Rielle Dardenne riscă totul ca s-o salveze, dezvăluindu-și astfel adevărata natură. Ca să demonstreze că este Regina Soarelui, Rielle trebuie să treacă prin mai multe încercări. Dacă eșuează, va fi omorâtă. O mie de ani mai târziu, Regina Rielle este un basm pentru Eliana Ferracora, vânător de recompense pentru imperiu. Când mama ei dispare, ea i se alătură unui căpitan rebel și descoperă secretele murdare din inima imperiului. Rielle și Eliana duc povara unui război milenar, iar destinele lor se intersectează în feluri spectaculoase, legătura lor fiind cea care poate salva sau distruge întreaga lume. Lectura perfectă pentru fanii Victoriei Aveyard și ai lui Leigh Bardugo! „Înălțătoare!“ BuzzFeed „Cea mai importantă nouă serie fantasy young adult.“ Publishers Weekly „A luat o lumânare de pe biroul lui Tal și s-a uitat cu o satisfacție sadică cum fitilul a izbucnit în flăcări. În timp ce se uita la ea, își imagina furia ei asemenea unui râu ce inundă tot, revărsându-se peste tot în calea lui, alimentând flacăra din mâinile ei. Flacăra a crescut – de mărimea unui stilou, a unui pumnal, a unei săbii. Apoi fiecare lumânare i-a urmat exemplul, devenind o pădure de săbii înflăcărate. […] Fiecare elementalist care a trăit vreodată – fiecare aquamorf, viscoler, noctar sau fochir, cum era Tal – avea un talisman, un obiect fizic special creat de propriile mâini, pentru a-și putea folosi puterea. Unica lor putere era dată de unicul element pe care îl puteau controla. Dar nu și Rielle. Ea nu avea nevoie de talisman, iar focul nu era singurul element care i se supunea. Stăpânea toate elementele.

Alle Erwachsenen können dir gefährlich werden – und Mrs. Cavendish besonders! Das Leben in der beschaulichen Kleinstadt Belleville ist genau so, wie die zwölfjährige Victoria es gern hat: übersichtlich, vorhersehbar und aufgeräumt. Und Victoria mit ihrem strengen Zopf, den ordentlichen Kleidern und den hervorragenden Noten passt perfekt nach Belleville. Eine einzige Unregelmäßigkeit erlaubt sie sich: den verträumten und vergesslichen Lawrence, der so ganz das Gegenteil von ihr ist. Lawrence ist ihr bester Freund. Als er plötzlich spurlos verschwindet, ist es allerdings vorbei mit Victorias geordnetem Alltag. Sie würde es nie zugeben, aber sie vermisst ihn furchtbar. Daher stellt sie auf eigene Faust Nachforschungen an. Was Victoria entdeckt, gefällt ihr gar nicht: Unter der glatten Oberfläche von Belleville verbirgt sich ein dunkles Geheimnis. Eines, das offenbar in der Erziehungsanstalt von Mrs. Cavendish seinen Ausgang nimmt. Die rebellischen Kinder, die dorthin geschickt werden, kommen ungewöhnlich still und brav zurück – oder gar nicht mehr. Steckt Mrs. Cavendish hinter Lawrences Verschwinden?

Rielle ha sido ungida como Reina Solar, pero la Puerta que mantenia aislados a los angeles ha caido. Para repararla, debe recuperar las siete piezas perdidas de los Santos. Mientras tanto, para ayudar a Audric a proteger Celdaria, debera espiar al angel Corien, cuyas promesas de libertad y poder pueden ser demasiado tentadoras. Siglos despues, Eliana ha descubierto que ella es la Reina Solar, la salvadora que la humanidad lleva tanto tiempo esperando. Pero el miedo a corromperse y transformarse en una nueva Rielle la mantiene alejada de un poder que parece demasiado peligroso e impredecible. Perseguida por todos, corriendo contra reloj para salvar a Navi, Eliana debe tomar una decision respecto a esa corona que nunca deseo llevar.

From New York Times bestselling author Claire LeGrand comes a new, bone-chilling YA horror novel about a girl who joins a coven to root out a vicious evil that’s stalking her village. Perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Grace Year. Her name is unimportant. All you must know is that today she will become one of the four saints of Haven. The elders will mark her and place the red hood on her head. With her sisters, she will stand against the evil power that lives beneath the black mountain—an evil which has already killed nine of her village’s men. She will tell no one of the white-eyed beasts that follow her. Or the faceless gray women tall as houses. Or the girls she saw kissing in the elm grove. Today she will be a saint of Haven. She will rid her family of her mother’s shame at last and save her people from destruction. She is not afraid. Are you? This searing and lyrically written novel by the critically acclaimed author of Sawkill Girls beckons readers to follow its fierce heroine into a world filled with secrets and blood—where the truth is buried in lies and a devastating power waits, seething, for someone brave enough to use it.

Orphan. Thief. Witch. A classic fantasy-adventure reminiscent of Howl's Moving Castle from New York Times–bestselling author Claire Legrand. Twelve-year-old Quicksilver lives as a thief in the sleepy town of Willow-on-the-River. Her only companions are her faithful dog and partner in crime, Fox—and Sly Boots, the shy boy who lets her live in his attic when it’s too cold to sleep on the rooftops. It’s a lonesome life, but Quicksilver is used to being alone. When you are alone, no one can hurt you. No one can abandon you. Then one day Quicksilver discovers that she can perform magic. Real magic. The kind that isn’t supposed to exist anymore. Magic is forbidden, but Quicksilver nevertheless wants to learn more. With real magic, she could become the greatest thief who ever lived. She could maybe even find her parents. What she does find, however, is much more complicated and surprising. . . . Acclaimed author Claire Legrand’s stunning and original novel explores the danger of lies and the power of truth, the strength found in friendship, and the value of loving and being loved . . . even if it means risking your heart. Full of magic, adventure, and an original and compelling cast of characters, Foxheart will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Diana Wynne Jones.

Tras el impactante final de Furyborn 1: El origen de las dos reinas, llega la segunda parte de esta imponente saga para saciar el apetito de los lectores ávidos de más. Furyborn 2: El laberinto del fuego eterno desvela algunos de los secretos planteados en el libro anterior, y abre nuevas incógnitas sorprendentes. Inmersa en un gran escándalo palaciego, Rielle debe enfrentarse a pruebas de enorme peligro para demostrar si es ella la Reina Solar que la profecía anunciaba. Mientras su corazón se desgarra por Audric, su obligación es mostrar tanto a gobernantes como a súbditos que sus poderes proceden del Bien. Sin embargo, una oscura presencia la acecha, y le hace ver que su Destino quizá es mucho más terrible de lo que ella creía... Por su parte, Eliana descubre la espantosa verdad que oculta el Imperio, y se encuentra ante el dilema de asumir un Destino más poderoso de lo que jamás hubiera imaginado... ¿Estará quizá en su mano un poder tan grande como para destruir el mundo? ¿Cuál de ellas es la Reina del Sol, y cuál la Reina de la Sangre? El enigma continúa.

"Epic feminist fantasy."—Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author"Truly not to be missed..."—Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author Experience the epic start of 2018's must-read YA fantasy series in this 4 chapter sampler featuring two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it. When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable—until her mother vanishes. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined. As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world—and of each other.

La profecía lo anunció: llegará una Reina de la Sangre para destruir el mundo, y una Reina del Sol para salvarlo. El destino de la Humanidad está en las manos de las dos reinas. Separadas por los siglos, Rielle y Eliana viven existencias muy diferentes sin saber que están vinculadas por lazos ancestrales. Rielle lleva en palacio una vida cortersana colmada de engaños e intrigas, ocultando un amor imposible. Pero su mundo da un giro espectacular al revelarse el secreto que reprime en su interior desde la infancia. Por su parte, Eliana siempre creyó que ella era la cazarrecompensas más dura del cruel Imperio Inmortal, pero pronto descubrirá que el destino le tiene reservado un papel más importante: ni el deber, ni la familia, ni el amor podrán impedir que suceda aquellopara lo que está presdestinada. ¿Son ellas las que anuncia la profecía? ¿Quién será la Reina de la Sangre y quién la Reina del Sol?

The stunningly original, must-read fantasy of 2018 follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it. When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable--until her mother vanishes. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined. As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world--and of each other.

In this sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Furyborn, two queens, separated by a thousand years, connected by secrets and lies, must continue their fight amid deadly plots and unthinkable betrayals that will test their strength—and their hearts. Rielle Dardenne has been anointed Sun Queen, but her trials are far from over. The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. To repair it, Rielle must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. Meanwhile, to help her prince and love Audric protect Celdaria, Rielle must spy on the angel Corien—but his promises of freedom and power may prove too tempting to resist. Centuries later, Eliana Ferracora grapples with her new reality: She is the Sun Queen, humanity's long-awaited savior. But fear of corruption—fear of becoming another Rielle—keeps Eliana's power dangerous and unpredictable. Hunted by all, racing against time to save her dying friend Navi, Eliana must decide how to wear a crown she never wanted—by embracing her mother's power, or rejecting it forever.

Rielle soll acht verborgene Heiligtümer finden, um die offene Pforte, durch die die Engel in böser Absicht gekommen sind, wiederherzustellen. Eliana wird ein Jahrtausend später als lang ersehnte Retterin der Menschheit empfangen. Während sie an mehreren Fronten kämpft – gegen das Imperium und seine Monster, gegen Simon und gegen sich selbst –, verschieben sich die Grenzen zwischen Freund und Feind. Doch für welche Seite werden die Königinnen ihre außergewöhnlichen Kräfte einsetzen, für das Gute oder das Böse?

Das Empirium will Rielle dazu bringen, dass die Pforte fällt, doch ohne Audric und Ludivine übernimmt sie die Rolle der Blutkönigin, und an Coriens Seite ist Rielle nun entschlossen, jenes Monster zu werden, das die Welt in ihr zu erkennen glaubt. In der fernen Zukunft kämpft Eliana einsam und verraten um die Macht – auch gegen Corien, der nicht einmal davor zurückschreckt, eine Zeitreise zu Rielle zu unternehmen, selbst wenn er damit ihre Tochter zerstört. Doch als sich der mysteriöse Prophet endlich offenbart, ändert sich alles. Rielle und Eliana erhalten eine zweite Chance – wird sie zur Erlösung führen oder zur endgültigen Zerstörung, vor der sich nahezu jedermann in der Welt von Avitas fürchtet?

The incredible conclusion to the trilogy that started with the instant New York Times bestsellers Furyborn and Kingsbane!In this epic finale to the Empirium Trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claire Legrand, two queens, separated by a thousand years must face their ultimate destinies. Queen Rielle, pushed away from everything she loves, turns to Corien and his promises of glory. Meanwhile, whispers from the empirium slowly drive her mad, urging her to open the Gate. Separated from Audric and Ludivine, she embraces the role of Blood Queen and her place by Corien’s side, determined to become the monster the world believes her to be.In the future, Eliana arrives in the Empire’s capital as a broken shell of herself. Betrayed and abandoned, she fights to keep her power at bay—and away from Corien, who will stop at nothing to travel back in time to Rielle, even if that means destroying her daughter.But when the mysterious Prophet reveals themselves at last, everything changes, giving Rielle and Eliana a second chance for salvation—or the destruction their world has been dreading.Praise for Furyborn: A BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018 A Goodreads Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018 A Bustle Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018 "A must-read." —Refinery29 "A series to watch." —Paste magazine "Visionary." —Bustle magazine "One of the biggest new YA fantasies." —Entertainment Weekly"Empowering." —BuzzFeed

Nacida de la furia es una épica historia de fantasía sobre dos jóvenes mujeres separadas por siglos de distancia y con un poder que podría salvar su mundo… o condenarlo. Dos reinas fueron la esperada reina de la luz, y la temida reina de la sangre. Cuando unos asesinos le tienden una emboscada a su mejor amigo, Rielle Dardenne lo arriesga todo para salvarlo, y al hacerlo revela que es una de las reinas de la profecía. Para probar que es la reina del sol, Rielle deberá superar siete pruebas mágicas. Si falla, será ejecutada por ser la reina de la sangre... eso si las pruebas no la matan antes. Mil años después, la leyenda de la reina Rielle es un mero cuento de hadas para Eliana Ferracora. Eliana es una cazarrecompensas del Imperio Eterno, y se cree intocable… hasta que su madre desaparece. Para encontrarla, Eliana se une a un capitán rebelde y juntos empiezan una investigación que les lleva hasta uno de los secretos más oscuros y mejor guardados del imperio. Las historias de Rielle y Eliana se cruzarán a pesar del tiempo que las separa, y las sorprendentes conexiones entre ellas acabarán decidiendo su destino y el porvenir de su mundo.

Victoria é sempre impecável. Seus cabelos e unhas brilham, seu quarto não tem nada fora do lugar, sua rotina é precisa. Se há algo que ela pode considerar como um defeito em sua vida é Lawrence, que parece seu oposto: é preguiçoso, desorganizado, anda com a roupa desgrenhada e vive sonhando no mundo da música. Ela nem entende como eles vieram a se tornar amigos. Mas, exceto por isso, sua vida é perfeita na cidade de Belleville. Até que Lawrence desaparece. Ela começa a investigar, e percebe que ele não é o único a sumir na pequena cidade. Por trás de suas ruas tranquilas, há segredos sombrios e assustadores, e as pistas que Victoria encontra parecem apontar para um lugar em especial: o Lar Cavendish. As pessoas entram lá mas saem… diferentes. Ou então não saem. Ignorada pelos adultos, ela se vê como a única capaz de tentar resolver o mistério e trazer seu amigo de volta. Mas, para isso, terá de abrir mão de sua vida perfeita.

In Kingsbane, you met Obritsa Nevemskaya—the mysterious child-queen of Kirvaya. Now, in this thrilling novella, learn more about Obritsa’s story and how her fate became intertwined with those of Rielle, Audric, Ludivine, and Corien. Twelve-year-old Obritsa is a temple maidservant, loyal to a novice firebrand who hopes to be named Queen of the Blazing Throne. When Kirvaya’s magisters choose Obritsa as queen instead, the country erupts with fury. But Obritsa doesn’t care what they think. She has her own secrets, her own agenda—and outrage is the least of her problems. In the capital city, more children go missing every day. Whispers fly through the streets of a great danger brewing in the far north. And some Celdarian girl she’s never heard of has been named Sun Queen. As Obritsa unravels these mysteries, she soon realizes the war she thought she was fighting is part of something much bigger—a conflict centuries in the making—and that her power could decide who wins, and who loses.

Beware of the woods and the dark, dank deep. He’ll follow you home, and he won’t let you sleep. Who are the Sawkill Girls? Marion: the new girl. Awkward and plain, steady and dependable. Weighed down by tragedy and hungry for love she’s sure she’ll never find. Zoey: the pariah. Luckless and lonely, hurting but hiding it. Aching with grief and dreaming of vanished girls. Maybe she’s broken—or maybe everyone else is. Val: the queen bee. Gorgeous and privileged, ruthless and regal. Words like silk and eyes like knives, a heart made of secrets and a mouth full of lies. Their stories come together on the island of Sawkill Rock, where gleaming horses graze in rolling pastures and cold waves crash against black cliffs. Where kids whisper the legend of an insidious monster at parties and around campfires. Where girls have been disappearing for decades, stolen away by a ravenous evil no one has dared to fight… until now.

THINGS FINLEY HART DOESN’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT • Her parents, who are having problems. (But they pretend like they’re not.) • Being sent to her grandparents’ house for the summer. • Never having met said grandparents. • Her blue days—when life feels overwhelming, and it’s hard to keep her head up. (This happens a lot.) Finley’s only retreat is the Everwood, a forest kingdom that exists in the pages of her notebook. Until she discovers the endless woods behind her grandparents’ house and realizes the Everwood is real--and holds more mysteries than she'd ever imagined, including a family of pirates that she isn’t allowed to talk to, trees covered in ash, and a strange old wizard living in a house made of bones. With the help of her cousins, Finley sets out on a mission to save the dying Everwood and uncover its secrets. But as the mysteries pile up and the frightening sadness inside her grows, Finley realizes that if she wants to save the Everwood, she’ll first have to save herself. Reality and fantasy collide in this powerful, heartfelt novel about family, depression, and the power of imagination.

In this captivating novella, prequel to the upcoming Winterspell, Claire Legrand weaves a story of magic, political intrigue, and forbidden love. Rinka is a faery, passionate and powerful, determined to maintain the tenuous peace between faeries and humans. Alban Somerhart is a human, a reluctant king trapped in an arranged marriage, desperate to prevent war. Their love could save the kingdom of Cane—or shatter it forever. This entrancing tale sets the stage for the rise of a wicked queen, and the journey of a lifetime for a human girl named Clara...

At the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, you will definitely learn your lesson. An atmospheric, heartfelt, and delightfully spooky novel for fans of Coraline, Splendors and Glooms, and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Victoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a disaster, lazy and dreamy, shirt always untucked, obsessed with his silly piano. Victoria often wonders why she ever bothered being his friend. (Lawrence does, too.) But then Lawrence goes missing. And he is not the only one. Victoria soon discovers that The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls is not what it appears to be. Kids go in but come out different. Or they don't come out at all. If anyone can sort this out, it's Victoria, even if it means getting a little messy.

All three books in the New York Times bestselling dark fantasy series, the Empirium Trilogy, included in one bundle! In this thrilling new high-fantasy trilogy, a magic-wielding queen and a ruthless bounty hunter are separated by centuries but connected by a prophecy. The second book in the epic Empirium Trilogy that follows two young women as they fight to either save their world or doom it. The epic, final installment in the bestselling series follows Rielle and Eliana as they struggle against a mysterious force that may change the course of history forever. Perfect for those looking Epic fantasy with stunning and elaborate world building Teen fantasy books for girls Strong complex female characters An immersive series with an intricate magic system Friendship and teen romance books LGBTQ content The Empirium Furyborn (Book 1) Kingsbane (Book 2) Lightbringer (Book 3) Praise for A BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018 A Goodreads Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018 A Bustle Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018 "A must-read."—Refinery29 "A series to watch."—Paste Magazine "Visionary."—Bustle Magazine "One of the biggest new YA fantasies."—Entertainment Weekly "Empowering."—BuzzFeed "Beautiful, brutal, heart-stopping, and epic."—Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer and the Daughter of Smoke and Bone saga

Olivia wants a new life—and it might take ghosts to get it. A heartfelt, gently Gothic novel from Claire Legrand. Olivia Stellatella is having a rough year. Her mother’s left, her neglectful father—the maestro of a failing orchestra—has moved her and her grandmother into the city’s dark, broken-down concert hall to save money, and her only friend is Igor, an ornery stray cat. Just when she thinks life couldn’t get any weirder, she meets four ghosts who haunt the hall. They need Olivia’s help—if the hall is torn down, they’ll be stuck as ghosts forever, never able to move on. Olivia has to do the impossible for her shadowy new friends: Save the concert hall. But helping the dead has powerful consequences for the living…and soon it’s not just the concert hall that needs saving.

Centuries and centuries ago, the Vale was split in two in a war between witches. Ever since, an evil darkness has been climbing, climbing, climbing out of the Break, infecting everything it touches. The people of the Vale fight it with discs made of lightning—and with an ancient spell. Brier Skystone is the youngest, most talented lightning harvester the Vale’s ever seen. Her twin sister, Thorn, is a sensitive artist who’s braver than even she knows. And young Queen Celestyna Hightower is determined to be Mender of the Break, the last of her family to bear the weight of anchoring the spell—which is really more of a curse. As the darkness keeps coming, these three girls will each undertake their own perilous journeys to try to save their home—and each quest reveals an electrifying surprise. Perhaps they’ve been fighting the wrong monster all along. Fast-paced, memorable, and surprising, Thornlight is a perfect introduction to Claire Legrand’s work and will appeal to fans of Kelly Barnhill and Jessica Townsend.

Gemma Ashbourne a tout pour être heureuse. Fille d’une famille élue par les dieux pour héritier de leurs pouvoirs, elle occupe son temps à organiser bals et réceptions grandioses pour tromper sa solitude. Sa soeur Mara a été envoyé servir l’Ordre de la Rose et combat désormais la magie dangereuse qui s’échappe de la Brume ; sa mère a disparu des années plus tôt, laissant derrière elle une maison endeuillée ; son père et sa soeur Farrin passent leurs journées à établir des plans secrets pour détruire la mystérieuse famille Bask. L’image de la jeune femme frivole et séduisante que Gemma s’est construite n’est qu’une façade pour supporter la terrible douleur qui l’accompagne partout. Car si sa famille possède la magie des dieux, elle-même y est allergique au point que sa proximité suffit à déclencher en elle des crises insupportables. Talan, un jeune homme qui cherche à rétablir l’honneur de sa famille, semble seul capable d’apaiser la souffrance de Gemma. Mais celle-ci se méfie de ce charmant inconnu.

The clock chimes midnight, a curse breaks, and a girl meets a prince…but what follows is not all sweetness and sugarplums. New York City, 1899. Clara Stole, the mayor’s ever-proper daughter, leads a double life. Since her mother’s murder, she has secretly trained in self-defense with the mysterious Drosselmeyer. Then, on Christmas Eve, disaster strikes. Her home is destroyed, her father abducted—by beings distinctly not human. To find him, Clara journeys to the war-ravaged land of Cane. Her only companion is the dethroned prince Nicholas, bound by a wicked curse. If they’re to survive, Clara has no choice but to trust him, but his haunted eyes burn with secrets—and a need she can’t define. With the dangerous, seductive faery queen Anise hunting them, Clara soon realizes she won’t leave Cane unscathed—if she leaves at all. Inspired by The Nutcracker, Winterspell is a dark, timeless fairy tale about love and war, longing and loneliness, and a girl who must learn to live without fear.

Rielle und Eliana. Zwei Königinnen, die die magische Macht besitzen, über das Schicksal der Welt von Avitas zu bestimmen. Doch wer von beiden wird sie retten, und wer sie zerstören? Rielle Dardenne rettet ihren Freund den Kronprinzen – mithilfe der sieben Arten der Elementarmagie. Doch die Einzigen, die diese außergewöhnliche Fähigkeit besitzen sollen, sind laut Prophezeiung zwei Königinnen: die Sonnenkönigin des Heils und die Blutkönigin der Zerstörung. Kann Rielle in sieben Prüfungen beweisen, dass sie die Sonnenkönigin ist? Tausend Jahre später: Die Kopfgeldjägerin Eliana Ferracora besitzt magische Kräfte und glaubt, damit unantastbar zu sein – bis eines Tages ihre Mutter und andere Frauen verschwinden. Eliana schließt sich einer gefährlichen Mission an und entdeckt, dass das Böse im Herzen des Imperiums noch schrecklicher ist, als sie es sich jemals hat vorstellen können …