Shadow and Bone meets The Selection in this first book in Kiera Azar's sharp, sexy, and twisty debut YA romantasy trilogy! This stunning deluxe limited edition features:
- A unique alternate jacket design printed on shimmery paper
- A pearly white case with rose gold stamp and embossed vine pattern
- Gorgeous printed endpapers
- Beautiful custom designed edges extending the endpaper design
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In the Kingdom of Daradon, a persecuted few are Wielders, in possession of a magical Spectrea shimmering thread that can extend beyond their visible body to give a loving caress, pick a lock . . . even kill. Feared for this ability, Wielders have always been Hunted.
Alissa Paine, heiress and daughter of a Hunter family . . . is also a Wielder. At eighteen, Alissa knows shes escaped execution thus far only due to painful self-control and the efforts of her beloved father.
Summoned to the harsh and glittering royal court for the debutante season, Alissa finds herself caught in a web of intrigue and betrayaland caught between two equally dangerous men: one a brutal ruler with the handsome face of a fairy-tale prince, who would destroy her if he knew the truthand the other a beguiling foreign ambassador with secret agendas of his own.
With the threat of discovery lurking around every cornerand romance becoming an increasingly dangerous temptationAlissa will find that she has more to lose than her secrets. Its Rose Season at the palace, but to survive shell need to become the most vicious of thorns. . . .