Beautiful Darkness is the second bewitching instalment in the bestselling love story Beautiful Creatures - a romance that is bound to capture the hearts of Twilight fans everywhere.
Some loves are meant to be. Others are cursed . . .
One night in the rain, Ethan Wate opened his eyes and fell in love with Lena Duchannes. His life would never be the same.
Lena is a Caster and her family is locked in a supernatural civil war: full of darkness and demons. On her sixteenth birthday Lena made a terrifying choice, which now haunts her day and night.
And as her seventeenth birthday approaches Lena and Ethan face even greater danger. A Caster and a Mortal can never truly be together.
Every kiss is a curse.
Ethan's next heartbeat could be his last.
It is their curse now . . .
*Don't miss the Warner Brothers and Alcon Entertainment blockbuster movie of Beautiful Creatures directed by Richard LaGravenese (P.S. I Love You) and featuring an all star cast including Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davies and hot young Hollywood talent Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich and Emmy Rossum.
Praise for Beautiful Creatures:
'Watch out Twilight and Hunger Games' - The Guardian
'Move over Twilight, there's a new supernatural saga in town.' - E!
'This novel has been generating Twilight-level buzz.' - Teen Vogue
About the authors:
@kamigarcia is a superstitious American southerner who can make biscuits by hand and pies from scratch! She attended George Washington University and is a teacher and reading specialist. She lives in Los Angeles, California with her family.
@mstohl has written and designed many successful video games, which is why her two beagles are named Zelda and Kirby. She has degrees from Yale and Stanford Universities in the US and has also studied in the prestigious creative writing department at UEA, Norwich. She lives in Santa Monica, California with her family.
www.beautifulcreaturesthebook.com
Also available in the Beautiful Creatures series: Beautiful Creatures, Beautiful Chaos and Beautiful Redemption.
*Don't miss the brand new DANGEROUS CREATURES series, set in the world of Beautiful Creatures*
Exclusive ebook novellas also available:
Dream Dark
Dangerous Dream
Book 2 in a magical new series from Paralympian and star of the Great Comic Relief Bake-Off, Ellie Simmonds.
Ellie's Magical Bakery is a great success. Ellie and Victoria Sponge are having lots of fun baking cakes which Ellie sells in the shop and Basil delivers on his roller skates. Even Whisk is helping out, by decorating the boxes!
But when a local boy loses his new puppy, Ellie and Basil are desperate to find it for him. Ellie's magical book has a recipe to help them, but it is rather unusual. The recipe leads them to the butcher's, where they find the puppy has stolen some sausages, and to the village green where they find a stick . . . But how will the recipe help Ellie and her friends find the lost puppy?
Rosie is in trouble at school again - and only because she struggles with reading. When Rosie picks up an old watch in an antique shop, it transports her to a WWI Red Cross hospital. As a nurse she listens to the men's stories and meets Edith Cavell - who helps soldiers to escape from the Germans. When Rosie learns of Edith Cavell's arrest, she has to make a tricky decision - The second book in the brand new Timepiece series.
Super-mum, aka Ms Victory, decides her super-powered family needs to get away from all the saving-the-world stuff for a while and spend some quality time together. A weekend in Scotland seems perfect, but on their way there they are attacked and captured!
The family is taken to a creepy castle owned by mad scientist Dr Alistair MacDeth, who's been combining humans and animals to create super-humans! These experiments have gone horribly wrong and he needs a few spare body parts to repair the damage - and now he has the perfect source . . .
With their parents unconscious on the operating table, it's up to Dynamic Boy and Moon Girl to save them before Dr MacDeth gets to work!
The fourth stand-alone book in this brilliant series!
A centaur, a selkie, a fairy and a phoenix -- Helen has unusual friends. And in this incredible quest, they face some even stranger opponents, from mermaids to angry killer whales.
Helen must help Rona the selkie to win the most important contest of the ocean world, and stop the deep sea powers from going to war. But who is trying to sabotage the competition and why?
Can Helen and the fabled beasts find the real villain, and prevent the most devastating storm the world has ever seen?
The third thrilling instalment of the bestselling Fabled Beast Chronicles, an exciting four-book adventure series starring creatures from myth and legend, introduces new fabled beasts from the wild north of Scotland.
When Cy visits a special Viking exhibition in York and looks at a glorious Viking helmet, he is horrified to suddenly find a face in the helmet - his Dream Master! The Dream Master is in terrible trouble, a prisoner of Eric Bloodaxe - a fearsome Viking chief. Only Cy can rescue him. But first he must enter his dreams again . . .
This is the second terrific adventure involving Cy and the Dream Master and is just as packed with action and wit as the first title.
Laney and her friends have found the first Myrical. But there are four more hidden somewhere and if they fall into the Shadow Faerie's hands, his power will strengthen and the faerie world will fall under his dark reign.
But Laney has problems of her own. Her magic never seems to work properly and her dad doesn't want her to get involved with the tribes at all.
The second in this enchanting and mysterious faerie adventure series from Paula Harrison.
Also in the series:
Red Moon Rising
Pale Peak Burning
A coming of age story set in a gripping new fantasy world
- perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor.
In a city that has been struck off the map, cursed
to wander forever by the famed map magician Baba Yaga,
a young girl called Siya accidentally finds the lost
pieces of the magical map that will reunite her city with the rest
of the world.
Always overlooked as the magic-less daughter of a powerful magician,
she believes this is her moment to prove her worth.
But instead of being celebrated, she is now hunted
by powerful forces threatening the city.
With the help of her worst enemy, Feodor, Siya must unravel the
mystery of why the Map Makers' Guild is so desperate
not to let the map be completed, find Baba Yaga and become
the saviour of her city.
Lisa Lueddecke is a master of gorgeously evocative fantasy with
strong female characters to root for
Praise for Lisa's first book, A Shiver of Snow and Sky
from Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Bone Season:
'It reads like a long-lost fable, rich with beauty and imagination.
A world you won't forget.'
Wonderfully inspired by the folktales Lisa was brought up with
as part of her Hungarian heritage
A birthday party at Pirate Reef Water Park means oceans of watery fun for Max and Ben - especially when there's a pirate ship, water slides galore and mischievous Gargoylz to make a splash with.
Dive in to these four fun new adventures!
GARGOYLZ ARE VERY NAUGHTY AND WON'T KEEP STILL FOR LONG. THEREFORE, THE TOY INCLUDED MAY NOT BE EXACTLY AS SHOWN.
The eighth title in this magical series, fizzing with fun and excitement.
Jess is off on a quest to find Dame Walpurga's stolen shoes. But to get them back, she must tackle a rude giant, trick a grumpy gnome and uncover a secret hidden deep underground…
A sparkling new adventure about Jessica, the lively young witch-in-training.
