A Blossom at Midnight

When she joins the kingdom's most elite fae, she will either lose everything or rise above them all. Jess, a half-fae hidden in the shadows of a rural life, craves more. Her longing for adventure and the magic that pulses through her veins leads to a fateful flower festival, where her dormant ability blooms into the open. Thrust into a world of opulence and competition, Jess discovers a devastating truth kept from her by her mother–a secret that alters her very identity. He vowed never to love again. Rejection has left fae courtier Laec wallowing in wine and disdainful of what he sees in the mirror. When Queen Elphame offers him a foreign commission, he jumps at the chance for a fresh start. But when he meets the alluring Çifta on the road to her betrothed, he learns that healing his heart may inflame the very trouble his queen sent him to prevent. She expects a fairytale wedding, but wakes up in a nightmare. Beautiful and eligible Çifta believes in the importance of duty. Wishing to please her father, she agrees to marry a powerful unseelie prince. But when she discovers his cold heart and attempts to break the engagement, the princess-to-be quickly finds herself in chains. Alone and trapped in a damp fortress, she cannot see a way out. As fate weaves the paths of these strangers together, they stand at a crossroad of calamity and triumph. Will they succumb to darkness, or rise, united by the strength of their spirit? A Blossom at Midnight is the poetic first book in The Scented Court, a YA noblebright fantasy series by an award-winning author. This series delivers an epic-length fantasy experience that includes hyper-intelligent animal familiars, an all-out rescue for love, an FMC that goes rogue, political intrigue, fae courts, and two slow-burn romances that will melt your heart. Perfect for fans of Holly Black, Sarah J Maas, and Tamora Pierce.