In Garden of the Cursed, a romantic, enemies-to-lovers fantasy mystery, cursebreaker Marlow Briggs reluctantly pretends to be in love with a powerful noble to gain entry into an illustriousâand deadlyâsociety that holds clues to her mother's disappearance. This edge-of-your-seat novel is perfect for fans of Veronica Mars, These Violent Delights, and Chain of Iron.
âNothing short of genius.â âJennifer Lynn Barnes, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series
Since fleeing the gilded halls of Evergarden for the muck-filled canals of the Marshes, Marlow Briggs has made a name for herself as the best cursebreaker in Caraza City. But no matter how many cases she solves, she is still haunted by the mystery of her motherâs disappearance.
When Adrius Falcrest, Marlow's old friend and scion of one of Caraza's most affluent spell-making families, asks her to help break a life-threatening curse, Marlow wants nothing to do with the boy who spurned her a year ago. But a new lead in her motherâs case makes Marlow realize that the only way to get the answers she desperately seeks is to help Adrius and return to Evergarden societyâeven if it means suffering through a fake love affair with him to avoid drawing suspicion from the conniving Five Families.
As the investigation draws Marlow into a web of deadly secrets and powerful enemies, a shocking truth emerges: Adriusâs curse and her motherâs disappearance may just be clues to an even larger mystery, one that could unravel the very foundations of Caraza and magic itself.
"A delicious read full of swoony romance." âTricia Levenseller, New York Timesâbestselling author of Blade of Secrets
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