Sin Eater's Daughter - Böcker

Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But althoughshe's engaged to the prince, Twylla isn't exactly a member ofthe court.She's the executioner.As the Goddess embodied, Twylla instantly kills anyone she touches.Each month she's taken to the prison and forced to lay herhands on those accused of treason. No one will ever love a girl withmurder in her veins. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedlymakes him immune to Twylla's fatal touch, avoids her company.But then a new guard arrives, a boy whose easy smile belies hisdeadly swordsmanship. And unlike the others, he's able to lookpast Twylla's executioner robes and see the girl, not the Goddess.Yet Twylla's been promised to the prince, and knows what happensto people who cross the queen.However, a treasonous secret is the least of Twylla's problems.The queen has a plan to destroy her enemies, a plan that requiresa stomach-churning, unthinkable sacrifice. Will Twylla do whatit takes to protect her kingdom? Or will she abandon her duty infavour of a doomed love? Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass series, A WitchIn Winter or Philippa GregoryLush, beautifully written debut novelCollect them all; The Sleeping Prince and The ScarecrowQueen

Return to the darkly beautiful world of The Sin Eater'sDaughter with a sequel that will leave you awed, terrified . .. and desperate for more.Ever since her brother Lief disappeared, Errin's life has gonefrom bad to worse. Not only must she care for her sick mother, shehas to scrape together rent money by selling illegal herbal cures.But none of that compares to the threat of the vengeful SleepingPrince whom the Queen just awoke from his enchanted sleep.When her village is evacuated as part of the war against the SleepingPrince, Errin is left desperate and homeless. The only personshe can turn to is the mysterious Silas, a young man who buysdeadly poisons from Errin, but won't reveal why he needs them.Silas promises to help Errin, but when he vanishes, Errin must journeyacross a kingdom on the brink of war to seek another way tosave her mother and herself.But what she finds splits the world as she knows it apart, andwith the Sleeping Prince drawing nearer, Errin must make a heartbreakingchoice that could affect the whole kingdom... Perfect for fans of Throne of Glass series, AWitch In Winter or Philippa Gregoryfull of romance, intrigue and heart-stopping twists  'I wasn’t sure whether the book would live up to myhigh expectations. It did' - Guardian