Tales of a Monstrous Heart: A Novel

Summary

Be careful of the dark and those that call it friend.

Katherine Woodrow is fey. All she wants is to graduate from the Institute of Magic, but when the prejudiced mortal council threatens her position, she is left with only one option: to accept a Mage Partnership with the mysterious, cursed war hero Lord Blackthorn. With his stormy eyes and unconventional ways, Emrys leaves Kat with more questions than answers. What she does know is that she is irresistibly drawn to him … no matter how forbidden it might be.

When a string of murders and fey disappearances herald the return of dark magic, Kat and Emrys are thrown into a world of ancient books that hide hideous monsters, dark fiends who play with nightmares, and mortal men who wish nothing more than to see them both burn. But what haunts them most are secrets even ghosts dare not whisper, as insidious shadows bare their teeth and sharpen their claws, waiting for the moment when all tales will come to light—even the monstrous ones.

“[A] sensual, gothic feast, full of forbidden romance and wild magic … set in a detailed and fascinating fantasy world.”—Sarah Hawley, USA Today bestselling author