Autumn Krause

A twisty, dark royalcore YA fantasy that takes the courtly intrigue of Hamlet and infuses it with the vicious ambition of the Boleyn family. For readers who love Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas."A sumptuously dark tale of revenge and atonement." Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth ChildMARRY THE PRINCE. THEN KILL HIM.Princess Madalina and her twin, Inessa, are born attached at the hand – the only time the sisters will ever be united. One is gentle, the other ruthless – their natures forged in the crucible of royal ambition.But when Inessa becomes trapped in ghostly purgatory, Madalina must take her twin’s place as a bride with deadly orders: marry Prince Aeric, then kill him.In a rotten kingdom, everything is politics and poison. Can Madalina resist the infuriatingly clever prince and, for the sake of her family, put aside her heart?"A twisty plot in an intricately wrought world - Grave Flowers is a romantic, botanical fever dream." Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of The Foxglove King"Brimming with wonder and treachery, love and magic." Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl''s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

Part dark gothic fantasy, part journey into the bizarre, this delicious blending of tall tales and Latin American surrealism will haunt you as you devour it!"Highly imaginative and powerfully affecting."?Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review1836, Wisconsin. Catalina lives with her pa and brother in a ramshackle cabin on the edge of the wilderness. Harsh winters have brought the family to the brink of starvation, and Catalina has replaced her poet''s soul with an unyielding determination to keep Pa and her brother alive.When a sudden illness claims Pa, a strange man appears?a man covered in bark, leaves growing from his head, and sap dripping from his eyes. He scoops up her brother and disappears, leaving behind a bird with crimson wings. Catalina can?t let this man?if that?s what he is?have her brother. So, she grabs Pa?s knife and follows the bird.Along the way, she finds help from a young lumberjack, who has his own reasons for hunting the Man of Sap. As their journey takes them deeper into the woods, they encounter strange beasts and tormented spirits. The more they uncover about the Man of Sap, the more they learn how deeply Catalina?s fate is entwined with his, planted long ago in cursed seeds.An enchanting mixture of American tall tales and Faustian elements, Before the Devil Knows You?re Here centers a fierce Mexican American poet on a quest to save her brother. Autumn Krause?s vivid, haunting prose and rich symbolism make this a must-read for fans of Maggie Stiefvater and Erin Craig. A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Year A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year!