Greythorne

Greythorne is the highly anticipated second book in The Bloodleaf Trilogy, continuing the story of Princess Aurelia. After saving her kingdom, Aurelia faces devastating loss, political betrayal, and the collapse of her home. She retreats to Greythorne Manor, a place with its own dark secrets, where she must confront new dangers to protect her family. This book is rich with magic, intrigue, and a strong heroine, exploring themes of grief, resilience, and loyalty. While the publisher age range is 4-11, the complex themes of death, political maneuvering, and intense peril make it most suitable for the older end of this spectrum, likely 9-11, or even early middle school readers.

Brimming with deliciously mysterious magic, political intrigue, and a passionate heroine who will do anything to save the ones she loves—this highly anticipated sequel to Bloodleaf, praised as “enchanting, visceral, and twisty” by Laura Sebastian, won’t disappoint. Princess Aurelia’s life is upended when the kingdom she thought she saved falls to ruin, a loved one is tragically killed in a shipwreck, and her home country turns against her. With no place left to call her own, Aurelia returns to Greythorne Manor—her best friend’s family mansion—only to find that Greythorne has sinister secrets of its own. With enemies closing in on all sides, Aurelia is caught in a mad fight to protect the only people she has left—her family. In her darkest moments, when all seems grim, will Aurelia find a spark of hope from a love she thought long lost?