Gilded

All magic comes at a price, but love was never part of the bargain . . The look he was giving her. Serilda had never been looked at like that before . . The intensity. The heat. The raw astonishment. He was going to kiss her. Cursed by the god of lies, a miller's daughter has developed a talent for storytelling - but are all of her tales as false as they appear?When one of Serilda's stories draws the attention of the devastating Erlking, she finds herself swept away into a world of enchantment, where ghouls prowl the earth, and ravens track her every move. The king locks Serilda in a castle dungeon and orders her to spin straw into gold, or be killed for lying. In despair, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious young man to her aid. And he agrees to help her, for a price. But love wasn't meant to be part of the bargain. A compulsive read, and as bewitchingly good as you'd expect from a YA bestselling author. You will stay up all night reading this. 'Gilded glitters as brightly as the stories and gold that Serilda and Gild spin. ' Kate Corr (The Corr Sisters), authors of The Witch's Kiss trilogy and A Throne of Swans duology'Forget spinning straw into gold, Meyer can spin words into magic and worlds into reality. ' Alexandra Christo, author of To Kill a Kingdom, Into the Crooked Place and City of Spells'The queen of fairy-tale retellings is back, this time with Rumpelstiltskin as her inspiration, and the result is a gorgeously intricate tale that will have readers locked in from the start [. . ] Meyer weaves an enchanting tale filled with whimsically magical moments and some serious suspense. ' Booklist'Meyer explores the power of fiction in this inventive Rumpelstiltskin reimagining [. . ] Intricate worldbuilding and star-crossed romance help temper the Erlking's brutality [. . ] well-drawn characters will leave readers craving a sequel. ' Publishers Weekly