Tarnished City (Dark Gifts Book 2)
<b>MAGIC COMPELS. WE BLEED.</b><br /><br /> The captivating dystopian trilogy that began with <i>Gilded Cage </i>continues. In a modern Britain where magic users control wealth, politics—and you—an uprising has been crushed. In its aftermath, two families will determine the country’s fate. The ruthless Jardines make a play for ultimate power. And the Hadleys, once an ordinary family, must find the extraordinary strength to fight back.<br /><br /> Abi Hadley is a fugitive. Her brother, Luke, a prisoner. Both will discover that in the darkest places, the human spirit shines brightest. Meanwhile, amid his family’s intrigues, Silyen Jardine dreams of forgotten powers from an earlier age. <br /><br /> As blood runs in the streets of London, all three will discover whether love and courage can ever be stronger than tyranny. <br /><br /> <i>How do you choose when you can’t save everyone?</i><br /><br /><b>Look for all three books in the mesmerizing Dark Gifts trilogy:</b><br /><b>GILDED CAGE • TARNISHED CITY • BRIGHT RUIN</b><br /><br /><b>Praise for </b><i><b>Tarnished City</b></i><br /><br /> “Highly recommended . . . There’s an admirable level of world-building . . . with real moments of empathy and compassion [and] a true nail-biter of a cliffhanger ending.”<b>—<i>Fantasy Literature</i></b><br /><br /> “Multifaceted complexity . . . lively, determined characters.”<b>—<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>