New Release: Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge

(US/UK Links)

Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge is released today in both the US and UK. See Crimson Bound (UK Link). This one retells Little Red Riding Hood.

This book is the sequel to Cruel Beauty. My niece Leighton read Cruel Beauty last year and really liked it. This new book is delivering to her Kindle today as her new title pick for this month. I preordered it months ago when she kept asking for the sequel.

Book description:

An exhilarating tale of darkness, love, and redemption inspired by the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, from the author of Cruel Beauty.

When Rachelle was fifteen she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. But she was also reckless—straying from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped to defeat.

Three years later, Rachelle has given her life to serving the realm, fighting deadly creatures in a vain effort to atone. When the king orders her to guard his son Armand—the man she hates most—Rachelle forces Armand to help her hunt for the legendary sword that might save their world. Together, they navigate the opulent world of the courtly elite, where beauty and power reign and no one can be trusted. And as the two become unexpected allies, they discover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic . . . and a love that may be their undoing. Within a palace built on unbelievable wealth and dangerous secrets, can Rachelle discover the truth and stop the fall of endless night?