The Wren in the Holly Library

<h2><b>''Extraordinary!'' – Rebecca Yarros, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Fourth Wing</i>.<br><br>She stole from a monster – now she must pay the price . . .</b></h2><p><br>Street thief Kierse should have known something wasn’t right. Now she’s trapped in a library — with a monster. She can’t run. She can’t hide. And this man – this being, filled with terrible power and darkness — is well within his rights to kill her.<br><br>By trespassing, Kierse has broken the fragile peace treaty between monsters and humans. But instead of killing her, Graves does the unexpected: he offers her a job. A chance to find out who she really is.<br><br>Kierse has always known she’s different. That she can do things a little better, a little faster. And there’s that sense she has when danger is only a breath away. But if the old tales are true, there are worse things in the world than monsters.<br><br>Like a threat more ancient than legend. Like Graves. Or like Kierse herself . . .<br><br><b>From bestselling author K. A. Linde, <i>The Wren in the Holly Library</i> is the start of an addictive dark romantasy series, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Leigh Bardugo. Loosely inspired by <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> and set in an alternate day New York, where monsters live among humankind and ancient secrets threaten to destroy everything . . .</b><br><br><b>Tropes include . . .</b><br><br>- Forced proximity<br>- Enemies to lovers<br>- Now you work for me<br>- Celtic mythology<br>- Heists<br>- And they were roommates<br>- Touch her and die<br>- Tortured hero<br><br><b>Discover the next book in the series, <i>The Robin on the Oak Throne</i>.</b><br><br>_{^{<i>The Wren in the Holly Library</i> was a No. 1 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller w/e 13/07/2024}}<br></p>