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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series comes the first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic--It's time to pay the Piper.Our world cracked open like an egg. Power burst out, and with it, nine monstrous Banes ready to destroy everything. The powerful Core fae finally slayed them all, but each Bane left a Plague to punish us.But that's not the only thing they left behind.I'm half Bane, half fae, and wholly hated. Survival means enduring every vicious glare and cursed outbreak. Until one day, a Plague descends upon my city that means certain death.Then he comes. The Pied Piper.He rids my city of the Plague, but it comes at a cost. One hundred and thirty people are taken as payment. Including me.I don't know what he's going to do to us, but I know I have to get home. My family's lives depend on it. But the Piper won't let me go, and something wicked stirs between us. The sweet scent in my veins beckons him, while the seductive lure of his magic sinks under my skin.I have to escape before it's too late. Because if I don't, it's not just my heart at risk. . .But the entire world.Note: Pied Piper reimagined. This dark fantasy is full of romance and secrets, with mature themes and explicit scenes only suitable for adults. This is book one of a duology.Tropes:

--Readers are OBSESSED with Raven Kennedy!'I've never been so immersed in a story before . . . These characters, this WORLD . . . it's everything' Sarah A Parker, bestselling author of When the Moon Hatched'Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!' Olivia Wildenstein, bestselling author of House of Beating Wings'The world and characters built through the story rivals the best fantasy novels I have read' 5 reader review'I literally stayed up all night to finish this masterpiece' 5 reader review'Will grip you from the very first page' 5 reader review'Sexy and touching all at the same time . . . and that plot twist, OMG' 5 reader review'I literally devoured this book in one sitting' 5 reader review'If you're into fantasy romance you won't be disappointed!' 5 reader review

Brought to you by Penguin.THE TIKTOK FANTASY SENSATION THAT''S SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT''It''s the arrogance of men to think so little of women. And it''ll be their downfall too''Locked away in a castle on the snowy mountains in the Sixth Kingdom of Orea, I have never known freedom.No one can get in or out. Apart from him.King Midas, who rescued me from the streets. Who gave me food, shelter, and his heart. Who I promised to love forever.But when political upheaval sees me sent across kingdoms to a future I no longer understand, everything I thought I knew about King Midas is shattered . . .The world has only ever heard his story.Now it''s time to hear mine._______**Content warning: sexual violence**© Raven Kennedy 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Brought to you by Penguin.THE TIKTOK FANTASY SENSATION THAT''S SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT''I don''t choose him. Not anymore. I''m choosing me.''I was told that being confined was to keep the bad out . . . Until i realized it was about keeping me in''Midas made me forbidden and weak. Little did he know that I would find my wings and voice - which sings now.After living amongst the terrifying army of Fourth Kingdom, I find myself, once again, in strange lands and a kingdom surrounded by liars.But something has ignited within me. Something dark. Something angry.Then comes King Ravinger.And the last thing I wanted was my heart to be torn.Can I really fall in love when the cities around me threaten to crumble and my fate hangs in the balance?One thing is for sure, I won''t be caught in a cage again.No, this time, it''ll be me setting the trap.© Raven Kennedy 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Brought to you by Penguin.THE TIKTOK FANTASY SENSATION THAT''S SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT''I hope you burn so bright that you scorch your Golden King down to ash''After ten years, I have left the grips of one king only to fall into the hands of another.I have fought the terrifying Red Raid Pirates, endured the murder of those I care about, and survived the frozen planes of Orea, only to find myself a prisoner of the army of Fourth Kingdom.Leading the army is Commander Rip, a notorious warrior whose name is whispered in taverns and street corners all over the six kingdoms.But as I get to know him, I realise that the tales of his brutality aren''t true.He is something else. He is fae.Part of the powerful and magical people who are said to have abandoned this world entirely three hundred years ago.But here one stands before me. And when he turns his onyx eyes upon me, I fall captive.For an entirely different reason.As his army marches towards a battle with the king I once adored, I must decide.Midas or Rip.Loyalty or freedom.In this game of war and love, it''s my turn to choose.© Raven Kennedy 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Brought to you by Penguin.THE TIKTOK FANTASY SENSATION THAT''S SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT''It scares me - what I did that night. Because I don''t know my own power . . . But that''s been the problem all along, hasn''t it?''My life has been shaped and controlled by the greed of others, but that ends now.I have burned down the court of King Midas and from those flames, I will rise and wield my own power.The problem is, when you turn against a King - everyone turns against you.But with Slade by my side we will fight the monarchs that come for us. And if we need to become the villains, then so be it.Because as long as I live in this world, I won''t be used again.I must be strong. I must be undefeatable. I will shine like the sun - and blind our enemies . . .© Raven Kennedy 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

Brought to you by Penguin.The latest novel in the smash-hit Plated Prisoners by Sunday Times bestselling author Raven Kennedy

''Find me in another life. Find me in them all''It all ends now. . . But Every end is also a beginning.I was supposed to die. If it weren’t for Slade, I would have. But he tore a hole the world I know and I went through it. To Annwyn. To home.Annwyn is the realm of the fae, a magical place full of beauty and danger.Here, I am known as Lyäri Ulvêre – the golden one gone. And there are people in this world who want to keep me that way.But I am not that girl in the gilded cage anymore, and I won’t be used again. Nor stopped on my way back to Slade.I am my own woman. And I will find him. In this world, or the next.Praise for The Plated Prisoner Series''Raven writes with a magic that comes to life on the page. Every single word gleams like gold'' Beck Michaels, author of Divine Blood''This is one of those series that started off phenomenal, and only gets better with every subsequent book'' Laura Thalassa, author of The Bargainer Series‘An astonishing world with captivating characters and a story you won''t be able to put down'' Ivy Asher, author of The Osseous Chronicles and The Lost Sentinel Series*Gleam by Raven Kennedy: Sunday Times bestsellers list April 2023*©2024 Raven Kennedy (P)2024 Penguin Audio