I can't tell which one of us he's laughing at. He sees my expression and laughs, a sound full of mockery. I feel those words, feel them like a kick to my stomach. “Kiss me again,” he says, drunk and foolish. Our eyes meet, and something dangerous sparks. He hates you, I remind myself. Teaser 3 (from a review from a book blog): “For a moment,' he says, 'I wondered if it wasn't you shooting bolts at me.'

The new High King of Faerie lounges on his throne, his crown resting at an insouciant angle on his brow, his long villainously scarlet cloak pinned at his shoulders and sweeping over the floor. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. To keep her younger brother safe, Jude bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. The new novel in the fantasy series, due at the beginning of next year, picks up following the aftermath of the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie. When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a faerie world. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her, even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.Īfter the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.

The wicked king