'What a delight to discover how much I loved being back in the Wicked Lovely world, discovering details about beloved characters that made me want to race back for a series reread. Fans of the series will inhale this delicious glimpse into Irial's past.'- John McDougall, Murder by the Book Is his interest in Thelma Foy just a passing fascination, or could it change the course of her life and the world forever? Melissa Marr masterfully rises to challenge of writing a prequel by both expanding on the mythology of the original series while telling a story that exists wholly on its own. 'Set 100 years before the events in Wicked Lovely, Cold Iron Heart finds Irial, the king of the Dark Court, in New Orleans and entranced by a mortal. Readers will be pleased.' -Publisher's Weekly (November 2020) The resulting conflict delivers all the magic, intrigue, and romance that Marr's fans expect. Irial is determined to protect her from the other faery monarchs, but his former lover and would-be successor, Niall, is just as dead set on turning her over to the Summer King. But unbeknownst to Tam, she is the key to ending a curse on the fae Summer King, placing her at the center of an age old conflict between the Summer and Winter Courts. But when Tam first encounters the Dark King Irial, the faery ruler frightens and intrigues her in equal measure-and the two fall for one another rather quickly. Human jeweler Thelma 'Tam' Foy hides the fact that she can see the invisible world of the fae to keep herself safe from retribution. 'Set against the lush backdrop of 1890s New Orleans, Marr's spellbinding prequel to the Wicked Lovely urban fantasy series invites readers back into the world of the fae. Marr's book makes the existence of faeries seem all too possible' -Horn Book which even non-fantasy (or faerie) lovers will want to delve into'-Publishers Weekly

'As mesmerizing as its urban faery subjects'-Booklist.'Impossible to put down' -School Library Journal.To protect her, Irial must risk a war he can't win-or surrender the first mortal woman he's loved. Unbeknownst to Tam, she is the prize in a centuries-old fight between Summer Court and Winter Court. Too soon, New Orleans is filling with faeries who are looking for her, and Irial is the only one who can keep her safe. But when the Dark King, Irial, rescues her, Tam must confront everything she thought she knew about faeries, men, and love. Thelma Foy, a jeweler with the Second Sight in iron-bedecked 1890s New Orleans, wasn't expecting to be caught in a faery conflict. In this prequel to the international bestselling WICKED LOVELY series, the Faery Courts collide a century before the mortals in Wicked Lovely are born. About the Book How far would you go to escape fate? In this prequel to the international bestselling WICKED LOVELY series, the Faery Courts collide a century before the mortals in Wicked Lovely are born.

Cold iron heart by melissa marr