Description: "When the King's Courier, Lord Tycho, stops in the small town of Briarlock he is quick to befriend Jax and Callyn, but the town has long been an outpost for the anti-magic Truthbringers, and soon they find themselves embroiled in a world of shifting alliances and ancient magic"--
Brief description:
Brigid Kemmerer is the New York Times bestselling author of dark and alluring romantic fantasy like Warrior Princess Assassin, A Curse So Dark and Lonely, and Defy the Night, and compelling contemporary romances like Letters to the Lost. Her books have sold over one million copies and been translated into more than twenty languages, finding readers all over the world. A full-time writer, Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her family.
www.brigidkemmerer.com@BrigidKemmerer
Review Quotes:
"Propulsive, intricate plotting and intimate first-person-present narration." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A fiercely hopeful exploration of loyalty, perception, and agency in the face of fear, misinformation, and violence." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "With fresh takes on familiar fantasy tropes, plus gorgeous world building, this book spins one intriguing mystery after another as these three memorable voices fight to follow their hearts, despite the odds." --Booklist "A glorious amalgam of fantasy and historical fiction. . . . A breathless romance." --School Library Connection "This sweeping, romantic epic repeatedly turns the tables on the fantasy tropes that readers might be expecting." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on A HEART SO FIERCE AND BROKEN "Has everything you'd want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale: a finely-drawn fantasy world, a heroine rarely seen in fiction, and a tortured hero with a secret." --Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of A SPARK OF LIGHT and SMALL GREAT THINGS, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY "Absolutely spellbinding." --Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of CARAVAL and LEGENDARY on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY "I couldn't get this creative, suspenseful take on 'Beauty and the Beast' out of my head." --Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of EVERLESS on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY "A fast-paced, richly detailed feminist epic." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY "This enthralling modern fable champions altruism while illustrating intimacy's relationship with honesty, respect, trust, and consent." --Publishers Weekly, starred review, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY "Fans of Cassandra Clare, Marissa Meyer, or Alex Flinn, as well as any reader looking to sink into a top-notch story with great characters, will want to read this book." --VOYA, starred review, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY "A complex, creative, and compelling reimagining of Beauty and the Beast." --School Library Connection, starred review, on A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY