Allison Saft Livres

Le légendaire hala, créature mythique, a fait son apparition, et une grande chasse va s'organiser. Margaret en est sûre, si elle remporte cette chasse, sa mère Evelyn rentrera enfin à la maison. Mais même si elle n'a pas son pareil avec un fusil, Margaret doit trouver un alchimiste comme partenaire, c'est la règle. Wes n'est pas alchimiste, du moins pas encore. Il a été congédié par tous ses maîtres, et Evelyn représentait sa dernière chance. Quand il arrive au manoir, Margaret accepte qu'il y reste, à une condition : qu'il l'accompagne à la Chasse... [Payot.ch]

In a captivating blend of magic and romance, a young fairy queen faces a grave threat to her realm. To protect everything she cherishes, she must forge an unexpected alliance, navigating challenges that test her strength and resolve. This enchanting fantasy adventure by New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft promises a rich narrative filled with intrigue and emotional depth.

In this captivating sapphic fantasy romance, folklorist Lorelei Kaskel teams up with her academic rival, Sylvia von Wolff, to solve the murder of their mentor during a perilous expedition. As they navigate magical dangers and confront their feelings, they uncover dark secrets that challenge their quest for justice and the kingdom's future.

Sharpshooter Margaret Welty and alchemical apprentice Weston Winters form an unlikely team competing for glory in a magical fox hunt--while she wants to lure her mother home, Wes needs the prize money to support his family and his political aspirations.

A gorgeously gothic, deeply romantic YA debut fantasy about two enemies trapped inside a crumbling mansion, with no escape from the monsters within. Honor your oath, destroy your country. Wren Southerland is the most talented healer in the Queen’s Guard, but her reckless actions have repeatedly put her on thin ice with her superiors. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his estate to cure his servant from a mysterious disease, she seizes the chance to prove herself. When she arrives at Colwick Hall, Wren realizes that nothing is what it seems. Particularly when she discovers her patient is actually Hal Cavendish, the sworn enemy of her kingdom. As the snowy mountains make it impossible to leave the estate, Wren and Hal grow closer as they uncover a sinister plot that could destroy everything they hold dear. But choosing love could doom both their kingdoms. Allison Saft’s Down Comes the Night is a snow-drenched, gothic, romantic fantasy that keeps you racing through the pages long into the night.

These are the stories that haunt us A cemetery full of the restless dead. A town so wicked it has already burned twice, with the breath of the third fire looming. A rural, isolated bridge with a terrifying monster waiting for the completion of its summoning ritual. A lake that allows the drowned to return, though they have been changed by the claws of death. These are the shadowed, liminal spaces where the curses and monsters lurk, refusing to be forgotten. Hauntings, and a variety of horrifying secrets, lurk in the places we once called home. Written by New York Times bestselling, and other critically acclaimed, authors these stories shed a harsh light on the scariest tales we grew up with.

An unforgettable YA regency-inspired romantic fantasy about a seamstress who is sent to dress the prince for his royal wedding - and the scandal she weaves in her wake. All Niamh has longed for is to be remembered: to create something that will last far longer than she will. For her, that means becoming a renowned dressmaker, using the magic in her blood that lets her stitch emotions and memories into fabric - the same magic that will eventually kill her. When Niamh is commissioned to design the prince's wardrobe for a royal wedding in Avaland, she knows she finally has her chance to leave her legacy. But Avaland is far from the fairytale that she imagined. While nobles and the elite attend extravagant balls and candlelit garden parties, unrest brews amid the working class. Niamh finds herself drawn to Kit, the prince whom she must dress for his wedding, despite his cold, prickly demeanour. And soon, a gossip column reports on their undeniable chemistry between them, threatening scandal. Niamh must decide if reputation should come above all else, whether her magic curse will allow her to experience love, and what cost she is willing to pay for a future she never thought possible... Threaded with intrigue and unforgettable characters, A Fragile Enchantment is a sweeping romance for the ages.

A sharp-tongued folklorist teams up with her academic rival to solve their mentor's murder in a lush sapphic fantasy romance. Lorelei Kaskel, known for her quick temper and wit, embarks on an expedition with six eccentric nobles to find a fabled spring that promises immense power, coveted by the king to secure his reign in the troubled country of Brunnestaad. Determined to prove herself and fulfill her dream of becoming a naturalist, Lorelei's plans are shattered when her beloved mentor is murdered aboard their ship. With five remaining expedition mates, each harboring their own motives, Lorelei knows only her rival, the insufferably gallant Sylvia von Wolff, is innocent. Now in charge, Lorelei must locate the spring before the murderer strikes again, all while navigating other dangers: shifting forests, rivers hiding slumbering dragons, and bloodthirsty shapeshifters. As Lorelei and Sylvia reluctantly collaborate to uncover the truth, they grapple with their growing feelings for one another and the realization that their professor harbored secrets that challenge Lorelei’s pursuit of justice and the worthiness of saving the kingdom.