It is the Village of the Pure, and though Alice and Hatcher would do anything to avoid it, it lies directly in their path. There is a place hidden in the mountains, where all the people hate and fear magic and Magicians. Then his boss tells him he's going to battle the fearsome Grinder, a man who never leaves his opponents alive.

Once, he was a boy called Nicholas, and Nicholas fancied himself the best fighter in the Old City. Alice has been dreaming of a cottage by a lake and a field of wildflowers, but while walking blind in a snowstorm she stumbles into a house that only seems empty and abandoned.

This mesmerizing collection of four novellas, each set in the dark, Alice in Wonderlandinspired universe of. That secret is a butterfly that lives in a jar, a butterfly that was supposed to be gone forever, a butterfly that used to be called the Jabberwock.Īlice and Hatcher are just looking for a place to rest. Ace, 16 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-9848-0563-8. But someone knows her secret-someone who has a secret of his own. In the New City lives a girl with a secret: Elizabeth can do magic. But because Maddy is Lucifer's granddaughter, things are expected of her, things like delicate diplomatic missions to other realms.In four new novellas, Christina Henry returns to the world of Alice and Red Queen, where magic runs as freely as secrets and blood. Deaths are occurring contrary to the natural order, Maddy's being stalked by foes inside and outside of her family, and her two loves-her bodyguard, Gabriel, and her doughnut-loving gargoyle, Beezle-have disappeared. But the best-laid plans of Agents and fallen angels often go awry. If obstinate dead people were all that Maddy had to worry about, life would be much easier. Of course, not everyone is happy to see her. Pick up your copy of Black Wings today and stay tuned for Black Night.' -_Romance Reviews Today_Product DescriptionMadeline Black is an Agent of death, meaning she escorts the souls of people who have died to the afterlife. _Black Wings_ is intense, dark and full of surprises.' 'Readers will enjoy a fast-paced adventure with an interesting cast, especially Beezle, the gargoyle, and be ready and waiting for a future still yet unwritten. The extensive background of her imaginative world is well- integrated with the action-packed plot, and the satisfying conclusion leaves the reader primed for the next installment.' -_Publishers Weekly _ 'ast paced, action packed and hardcore-breathing new life into the vast genre of urban fantasy. Highly recommended.' -Nancy Holzner, Author of Deadtown 'Henry shows that she is up to the challenge of debuting in a crowded genre. ReviewPraise for Black Wings by Christina Henry 'A fun, fast ride through the gritty streets of magical Chicago, Black Wings has it all: a gutsy heroine just coming into her power, bad-ass bad guys, a sexy supernatural love interest, and a scrappy gargoyle sidekick.

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