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Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although shes engaged to the prince, Twylla isnt exactly a member of the court. Shes the executioner.
As the Goddess embodied, Twylla instantly kills anyone she touches. Each month, shes taken to the prison and forced to lay her hands on those accused of treason. No one will ever love a girl with murder in her veins. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to Twyllas fatal touch, avoids her company.But then a new guard arrives, a boy whose easy smile belies his deadly swordsmanship. And unlike the others, hes able to look past Twyllas executioner robes and see the girl, not the Goddess. Yet Twyllas been promised to the prince, and knows what happens to people who cross the queen. However, a treasonous secret is the least of Twyllas problems. The queen has a plan to destroy her enemies, a plan that requires a stomach-churning, unthinkable sacrifice. Will Twylla do what it takes to protect her kingdom? Or will she abandon her duty in favor of a doomed love?About the Author
Melinda Salisbury is the three-time Carnegie Medal-nominated author of the Sin Eater's Daughter series, the State of Sorrow duology, and bestselling YA horror novel Hold Back the Tide, as well as non-fiction title, The Way Back Almanac. Her books have been published in 14 countries to date and have been shortlisted for numerous national and international awards, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and the Edgar Awards in the United States. Melinda lives by the sea in the south of England and is a keen wildlife photographer.
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