The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown, #2)

The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown, #2)AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The glittering and dangerous world of the Sainted Kings royal court is upended when Prince Bastian seizes control and a mysterious dark force begins to take over in the second installment of New York Times bestselling series The Nightshade Crown. The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lorea necromancer and former smugglerto his right hand side. Together they plan to cut

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But Bree’s decision has come with a terrible price: an unbreakable bargain with the Shadow King himself

The only one who can lead them through is the monster that shares Elspeth’s head: the Nightmare

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So nothing prepares him for the fallout after he takes one joke a smidge too far and Nina up and quits—on live TV