The delightful sequel to The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains - packed full of wit, charm, adventure and heart with a dash of magical bureaucracy and a sprinkling of romance.It's been a year since Poppy Hill fled the land of the Fae after making a desperate deal for her life. A year in which all bargaining has been stopped by order of the Wild King, as he works to secure his throne amongst growing rumours of a curse on his line.Then King Theron himself comes looking for Poppy's help negotiating a new kind of contract and she finds herself drawn back into a world of Faerie politics, schemes and intrigue. But Poppy's loyalties are already owned by another, and the one pulling her strings has her own plans for the Wild. Plans that will force Poppy to get closer to the king than she ever imagined possible. Praise for the series:'As irresistible as a faerie bargain, this book is riveting, magical and wonderful! I absolutely adored it!' Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop'Unforgettable and utterly addictive'Lyra Selene, author of A Feather so Black'The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains is as funny and witty as it is enchanting. Poppy Hill is a first-class heroine - full of sharp edges and quiet resolve - and her journeys through modern bureaucracy and fantastical Fae courts alike are utterly enthralling'Julie Leong, author of The Teller of Small Fortunes'A charming and warm-hearted tale of family and friendship with a plot as twisty as a faerie bargain'M. Stevenson, author of Behooved'The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains snatches you away into a world of enchanted contracts, faerie intrigue and French toast that you'll never want to come back from'Molly O'Neill, author of Greenteeth'A brilliant, tongue-in-cheek weaving of folklore and the hell of modern bureaucracy, combined with a twisty adventure and a dash of romance . . . A book that I was reluctant to close at the end. McCarty is a talent!'Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy
