A Treachery of Swans

Tief im Wald wartet ein dunkles Geheimnis ... Um in ihrem von Aberglauben geprägten Heimatdorf ein ruhiges Leben führen zu können, möchte Liska ihre magischen Kräfte mithilfe der sagenumwobenen Farnblüte für immer loswerden. Doch die wächst tief im Wald, wo nichts ist, wie es scheint ... Nachdem Liska einen Handel mit dem dämonischen Wächter des Waldes, dem Leszy, eingegangen ist, wird ihr schnell klar, dass er etwas vor ihr verbirgt. Gefahr droht, Liska findet ungewöhnliche Verbündete und muss sich schließlich fragen, ob ihre Magie sie tatsächlich zu einem Monster macht - und ob der Leszy ein solches Monster ist.

A #1 New York Times Bestseller<BR> <BR>From the New York Times bestselling author of Where the Dark Stands Still comes an atmospheric romantasy based on Swan Lake, following Odile as her plan to restore magic to her enchanted kingdom gets disrupted by a murder mystery—forcing her to beg for help from the young woman whose identity she stole.<BR><BR>Can two girls—one enchanted, one the enchantress—save their kingdom and each other?<BR> <BR>Two hundred years ago, a slighted deity stole the magic from Auréal and vanished without a trace. But seventeen-year-old Odile has a plan. All her life, her father, a vengeful sorcerer, has raised her for one singular task: infiltrate the royal palace and steal the king’s crown, an artefact with enough power to restore magic. But to enter the palace, she must assume the identity of a noblewoman. She chooses Marie d’Odette: famed for her beauty, a rumored candidate for future queen…and Odile’s childhood-friend-turned-sworn-enemy.<BR> <BR>With her father’s help, Odile transforms Marie into a swan and takes her place at court. But when the king is brutally murdered and her own brother is accused, her plans are thrown into chaos. Desperate to free her brother, Odile is forced to team up with none other than elegant, infuriating Marie, the girl she has cursed…and the girl she can’t seem to stop thinking about despite her best efforts.<BR> <BR>To make matters worse, there are whispers that the king’s murder was not at the hands of man, but beast. Torn between loyalty to her father and her growing feelings for Marie, Odile becomes tangled in a web of treachery and deceit. To save her kingdom, she must find the true path to magic…and find the real killer before they—or it—strikes again.

An enthralling sapphic retelling of Swan Lake, for fans of Allison Saft and V.E Schwab by the New York Times bestselling author of Where the Dark Stands Still. Magic has long been outlawed in Auréal. Odile has always known she'd be the one to restore it.Raised by a sorcerer, Odile has spent years preparing for the heist of a lifetime. It's relatively simple. Impersonate a princess, infiltrate the palace, steal the great sceptre and restore magic to the kingdom.But when the King is unexpectedly murdered, she's forced to recruit the help of Marie, the real princess, and the two begin to unravel a web of lies and deceit that leaves Odile uncertain of who to trust.Soon though Odile must decide - her mission or the girl she's falling for?The fate of the Kingdom depends on her making the right choice. . .---------------------------------------------------------------------Reviews for Where the Dark Stands Still:'A deeply romantic debut'. Sarah Underwood, NYT Bestselling Author of Lies We Sing to the Sea'The dark, gothic fairy tale of my dreams' Kika Hatzopoulou, author of the Sunday Times Bestseller Threads that Bind'Folkloric and beautiful' Lyndall Clipstone, author of Unholy Terrors and the World at the Lake's Edge duology.

'Where the Dark Stands Still is a triumph; a deeply romantic debut with spiralling, atmospheric prose that swept me up and away to the enchanted forests of Polish folklore. You'll never want to leave this beautiful, magical world'. Sarah Underwood, NYT Bestselling Author of Lies We Sing to the Sea<BR><BR>A sweeping gothic fairytale romance for fans of Belladonna by Adalyn Grace and Gallant by V.E. Schwab.<BR><BR>Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its practitioners, monsters.<BR><BR>After Liska unleashes her own powers with devastating consequences, she is caught by the demon warden of the wood - the Leszy - who offers her a bargain: one year of servitude in exchange for a wish.<BR><BR>Whisked away to his crumbling manor, Liska makes an unsettling discovery: she is not the first person to strike this bargain and all of her predecessors have mysteriously vanished. If Liska wants to survive the year and return home, she must unravel her host's spool of secrets and face the ghosts of his past.<BR><BR>Those who enter the wood do not always return . . .<BR><BR>'Treading a tender line between unnerving and enchanting, Poranek's writing is lyrical and atmospheric. With a beautiful grumpy/sunshine romance, Where The Dark Stands Still is a poignant and magical tale' Bea Fitzgerald, bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen<BR><BR>'An enchanting spell of a read, woven through with petal-soft romance and roots-deep self-acceptance. The dark, gothic fairy tale of my dreams' Kika Hatzopoulou, author of the Sunday Times Bestseller Threads that Bind<BR><BR>'Folkloric and beautiful, Where The Dark Stands Still invites you to stray from the safe paths into a darkly whimsical fairytale forest, where secrets and bargains lead to tentative hope' Lyndall Clipstone, author of Unholy Terrors and the World at the Lake's Edge duology.

Können zwei junge Frauen - die eine verzaubert, die andere eine Zauberin - ihr Königreich und sich selbst retten? Viele Jahre ist Odile von ihrem Ziehvater, dem Zauberer Regnault, auf die Mission ihres Lebens vorbereitet worden: Sie soll sich im Königreich Auréal als Prinzessin ausgeben, die verzauberte Krone stehlen und die seit Langem verbotene Magie wiederherstellen. Doch als der König brutal ermordet wird und ihr eigener Bruder Damien verdächtigt wird, muss sich Odile ausgerechnet mit ihrer Erzfeindin Marie d'Odette, der echten Kronprinzessin, zusammentun. Innerlich zerrissen zwischen den wachsenden Gefühlen für Marie und ihrer Loyalität zu Regnault, steht Odile vor einer Entscheidung, von der Auréals Schicksal abhängt ... Das neue Romantasy-Meisterwerk #1- NEW YORK TIMES- Bestseller von A.B. Poranek, der Autorin des Bestsellers "Wo die Nacht verweilt" - Sappic Romantasy- Childhood Friends to Enemies to Lovers- Gothic Murder Mystery