Raven Kennedy

From internationally bestselling author and TikTok phenom Raven Kennedy comes the first book in a stunning fantasy series inspired by the myth of King Midas, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout.The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones with power rule.Gold.Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of gold.Even me.King Midas rescued me. Dug me out of the slums and placed me on a pedestal. I'm called his precious. His favored. I'm the woman he Gold-Touched to show everyone that I belong to him. To show how powerful he is. He gave me protection, and I gave him my heart. And even though I don't leave the confines of the palace, I'm safe.Until war comes to the kingdom and a deal is struck.Suddenly, my trust is broken. My love is challenged. And I realize that everything I thought I knew about Midas might be wrong.Because these bars I'm kept in, no matter how gilded, are still just a cage. But the monsters on the other side might make me wish I'd never left.

THE DARK ROMANTASY TIKTOK SENSATION AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THAT'S SOLD OVER A MILLION COPIES**PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT**'Read this series NOW! I felt like I was in the story watching and holding my breath the entire time' 5***** Reader Review'I literally devoured this book in one sitting' 5***** Reader Review_______'It's the arrogance of men to think so little of women. And it'll be their downfall too'Locked away in a castle on the snowy mountains in the Sixth Kingdom of Orea, I have never known freedom.No one can get in or out. Apart from him.King Midas, who rescued me from the streets. Who gave me food, shelter, and his heart. Who I promised to love forever.But when political upheaval sees me sent across kingdoms to a future I no longer understand, everything I thought I knew about King Midas is shattered . . .The world has only ever heard his story.Now it's time to hear mine.Tropes/themes:1. Dark and angsty2. Dark King Midas retelling3. Politics and scheming4. World-building5. Spicy_______'A spectacularly written, engaging, imaginative retelling of the ancient myth of King Midas' 5***** Reader Review'Sexy and touching all at the same time . . . and that plot twist, OMG' 5***** Reader Review**Content warning: sexual violence**Gild, Glint and Gleam, Sunday Times bestsellers, April 2023

PRE-ORDER the next epic, dark fantasy romance from Sunday Times and global bestselling author of The Plated Prisoner series, Raven Kennedy . . . **Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout** -- Thirty years ago, the world ruptured, unleashing molten power that killed millions of fae and gifted a rare few—the Core fae—with magic. But something else slipped through the cracks: Banes, monstrous beings intent on overrunning the world. After five brutal years, the Banes were banished, leaving behind nine devastating plagues. . . and their children, the Fiends. Esti, a Fiend and lifelong outcast of Hamelyn, has survived by staying unnoticed. But when a new plague descends, everything changes. The Core fae alone can cleanse the land, and the Piper, Lord Varrik, agrees to lift Hamelyn’s rat plague—for a price: one hundred and thirty people, including Esti. Taken from her home, Esti finds herself trapped with the brooding Lord Varrik. But as animosity sparks into attraction, she must decide whether to trust him, embrace her power and help end the plagues for good. The legend of the Pied Piper reimagined in this compelling and enchanting adult fantasy duology, bursting with romance, intrigue and secrets. Tropes: Pied Piper retelling Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Reluctant allies Politics and intrigue Spice

PRE-ORDER YOUR NEW ROMANTASY OBSESSION FROM THE GLOBAL SENSATION, RAVEN KENNEDY From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series comes the first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic -- It's time to pay the Piper. Our world cracked open like an egg. Power burst out, and with it, nine monstrous Banes ready to destroy everything. The powerful Core fae finally slayed them all, but each Bane left a Plague to punish us. But that's not the only thing they left behind. I'm half Bane, half fae, and wholly hated. Survival means enduring every vicious glare and cursed outbreak. Until one day, a Plague descends upon my city that means certain death. Then he comes. The Pied Piper. He rids my city of the Plague, but it comes at a cost. One hundred and thirty people are taken as payment. Including me. I don't know what he's going to do to us, but I know I have to get home. My family's lives depend on it. But the Piper won't let me go, and something wicked stirs between us. The sweet scent in my veins beckons him, while the seductive lure of his magic sinks under my skin. I have to escape before it's too late. Because if I don't, it's not just my heart at risk. . . But the entire world. Note: Pied Piper reimagined. This dark fantasy is full of romance and secrets, with mature themes and explicit scenes only suitable for adults. This is book one of a duology. Tropes: Forced Proximity Captive Romance "Who hurt you?" Only one bed . . . and horse . . . and tent! So. Much. Banter! -- Readers are OBSESSED with Raven Kennedy! 'I've never been so immersed in a story before . . . These characters, this WORLD . . . it's everything' Sarah A Parker, bestselling author of When the Moon Hatched 'Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!' Olivia Wildenstein, bestselling author of House of Beating Wings 'The world and characters built through the story rivals the best fantasy novels I have read' 5 reader review 'I literally stayed up all night to finish this masterpiece' 5 reader review 'Will grip you from the very first page' 5 reader review 'Sexy and touching all at the same time . . . and that plot twist, OMG' 5 reader review 'I literally devoured this book in one sitting' 5 reader review 'If you're into fantasy romance you won't be disappointed!' 5 reader review

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series comes the first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic, loosely inspired by the legend of the Pied Piper. It's time to pay the Piper. Our world cracked open like an egg. Power burst out, and with it, nine monstrous Banes ready to destroy everything. The powerful Core fae finally slayed them all, but each Bane left a Plague to punish us. But that's not the only thing they left behind. I'm half Bane, half fae, and wholly hated. Survival means enduring every vicious glare and cursed outbreak. Until one day, a Plague descends upon my city that means certain death. Then he comes. The Pied Piper. He rids my city of the Plague, but it comes at a cost. One hundred and thirty people are taken as payment. Including me. I don't know what he's going to do to us, but I know I have to get home. My family's lives depend on it. But the Piper won't let me go, and something wicked stirs between us. The sweet scent in my veins beckons him, while the seductive lure of his magic sinks under my skin. I have to escape before it's too late. Because if I don't, it's not just my heart at risk... But the entire world. Note: Pied Piper reimagined. This dark fantasy is full of romance and secrets, with mature themes and explicit scenes only suitable for adults. This is book one of a duology. Tropes: - Forced Proximity - Captive Romance - "Who hurt you?" - Only one bed... and horse...and tent - So. much. banter

A limited deluxe hardcover edition featuring stenciled edges and illustrated endpapers is available while supplies last--so preorder now From the New York Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series comes the first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic, loosely inspired by the legend of the Pied Piper. It's time to pay the Piper. Our world cracked open like an egg. Power burst out, and with it, nine monstrous Banes ready to destroy everything. The powerful Core fae finally slayed them all, but each Bane left a Plague to punish us. But that's not the only thing they left behind. I'm half Bane, half fae, and wholly hated. Survival means enduring every vicious glare and cursed outbreak. Until one day, a Plague descends upon my city that means certain death. Then he comes. The Pied Piper. He rids my city of the Plague, but it comes at a cost. One hundred and thirty people are taken as payment. Including me. I don't know what he's going to do to us, but I know I have to get home. My family's lives depend on it. But the Piper won't let me go, and something wicked stirs between us. The sweet scent in my veins beckons him, while the seductive lure of his magic sinks under my skin. I have to escape before it's too late. Because if I don't, it's not just my heart at risk... But the entire world. Note: Pied Piper reimagined. This dark fantasy is full of romance and secrets, with mature themes and explicit scenes only suitable for adults. This is book one of a duology. Tropes: - Forced Proximity - Captive Romance - "Who hurt you?" - Only one bed... and horse...and tent - So. much. banter

El pico desenlace de uno de los primeros fen menos virales de BookTok y que ya ha conquistado a m s de 4.000.000 lectores: La Prisionera de Oro, la saga de fantas a oscura inspirada en la leyenda del Rey Midas. Un rey enjaul mi cuerpo. Otro ha enjaulado mi mente. La guerra ha estallado entre Annwyn y Orea, aunque esa no es la nica batalla que se libra. Hay una lucha dentro de m , y estoy decidida a ganarla, por mucho que intenten dejarme vac a. Sin embargo, han olvidado una cosa: la fuerza ancestral del v nculo entre dos seres predestinados. Uno nunca puede perderse de verdad cuando dos almas ya est n unidas. Slade y yo estamos conectados por algo m s que la magia del destino, y siempre nos encontraremos. En cualquier vida. El rey fe rico est tratando de destruirme: mi legado, mi memoria... Pero de lo que no se ha dado cuenta es de esto: el oro se dobla, pero la piedra se rompe. Y un jilguero jam s cae. Vuela. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The seductive and thrilling dark fantasy series comes to an end in this powerful finale. With sizzling romance, devastations, and triumphs, this is the epic conclusion to the gilded world of Orea that everyone has been waiting for. If there is ever a choice between her or the world, it's going to be her. One king caged my body. Another has caged my mind. War has broken out, though that's not the only battle being waged. There's a fight inside me, and it's one I'm determined to win, no matter how hard they try to erase me. Because they've forgotten one thing. The ancient magic of the pair bond. Slade and I are connected by more than just fated magic, and we will always find each other. In any life. The Stone King is trying to destroy me, but what he hasn't realized is this: Gold bends, but stone breaks. And a Goldfinch does not fall. It flies.

Contin a uno de los primeros fen menos virales de BookTok que conquist a m s de 4.000.000 lectores: La Prisionera de Oro, la saga de fantas a oscura inspirada en la leyenda del Rey Midas.«Encu ntrame en otra vida. Encu ntrame en todas .Todo final es tambi n un principio. Pens que iba a morir, y as habr a sido de no ser por Slade. La nica forma en la que pod a salvarme era abrir una grieta entre mundos... y atraversarla. Sin embargo, en ocasiones, huir de un lugar peligroso te lleva a otro. Annwyn. El reino de los fae. Aqu hay magia y belleza, aunque a la vuelta de cada esquina acecha el peligro. Pero yo tambi n soy peligrosa. Ya no soy una chica en una jaula dorada, y nadie va a impedir que encuentre el camino de vuelta a Slade. No obstante, volver a casa significa enfrentarse a los secretos. As que tengo que brillar lo suficiente para iluminar mi propio camino... O, de lo contrario, la oscuridad podr a tragarme por completo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONBook 5 of the fantasy series continues in this epic story inspired by the myth of King Midas, fae, and fated romance."Find me in another life. Find me in them all."Every end is also a beginning.I thought I was going to die, and would have if it weren't for Slade. The only way he could save me was to open a rip between worlds. The only way for me to save myself was to go through it.Sometimes, fleeing one dangerous place just brings you to another. Annwyn. The realm of the fae. There is magic and beauty here, though around every corner, threats lurk. But I'm a threat too. I'm not a girl in a gilded cage anymore, and no one is going to stop me from finding my way back to Slade. But returning home means facing danger and secrets. So I have to burn bright enough to light my own way... Or else I might be swallowed by the dark.

Contin a una de las primeras historias de romantasy virales en BookTok que ha conquistado a m s de 3.000.000 de lectores: La Prisionera de Oro, la saga de fantas a oscura inspirada en la leyenda del Rey Midas. Mi vida estaba compuesta de brillantes mentiras, pero de la decadencia surgi la muerte. Y como un f nix llameante, ahora debo alzarme de entre mis cenizas y aprender a utilizar mi poder. Porque ya no estoy en ninguna jaula y soy libre de escapar del reino helado en el que me han mantenido presa. Sin embargo, el mundo no me lo permite. Es lo que sucede cuando te opones a un monarca: su gente se opone a ti. Por fortuna, tengo a otro rey de mi lado. No obstante, incluso con el temible Slade Ravinger apoy ndome, los otros regentes est n decididos a acabar conmigo. De modo que luchar por l, y l matar por m ... Y si nuestro destino es convertirnos en villanos, que as sea. Porque mientras mi coraz n lata, jam s volver a permitir que me usen. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The Booktok hit: The Plated Prisoner Series continues in book 4. This dark adult fantasy romance is inspired by the myth of King Midas and the gold-touched woman who realizes her true worth. "I was nothing but a road to Midas. A means to get to where he wanted to go, and I paved that path in gold." My life has been made up of gilded lies. But death has been shaped from rot. Like a phoenix caught fire, I will need to rise from the ashes and learn to wield my own power. Because my wings may have been clipped, but I am not in a cage, and I'm finally free to fly from the frozen kingdoms I've been kept in. Yet the world doesn't want to let me. That's the thing when you turn against a king--everyone else turns against you. Good thing I have a different king in my corner. But even with the dark threat of Slade Ravinger, the other monarchs are coming for me. So I will fight for him and he will kill for me, and if we need to become the villains, then so be it. Because so long as I live in this world, I won't be used again.

I've left the grips of one king to fall into the hands of another.Rip's name is whispered in taverns and street corners throughout the kingdoms.But as I get to know him, I realise he is not what he seems...He is Fae.Part of the powerful and magical people who abandoned this world hundreds of years ago.But here one stands before me. And when he turns his onyx eyes upon me, I fall captive.For an entirely different reason.As his army marches towards a battle with the king I once adored, I must decide.Midas or Rip.Loyalty or freedom.

Esta fascinante serie de fantas a es tan adictiva como inesperada.Con romance, intriga y peligro, el mundo dorado de Orea te atrapar desde la primera p gina.El nuevo fen meno de fantas a que arrasa en TikTok. M s de 500.000 ejemplares vendidos.UNA FUGITIVA QUE NO SER SILENCIADA. Las hadas nos abandonaron este mundo. Y los que tienen el poder gobiernan. Oro. Suelos de oro, paredes de oro, ropa de oro. En Highbell, en el castillo construido en las monta as heladas, todo est hecho de oro. Incluso yo. El rey Midas me rescat . Me sacaron de los barrios bajos y me colocaron en un pedestal. Me llaman su favorita. Soy la mujer a la que toc con oro para mostrarles a todos que le pertenezco. Para mostrar lo poderoso que es. l me dio protecci n y yo le di mi coraz n. De repente, mi confianza se rompe. Mi amor es desafiado y me doy cuenta de que todo lo que cre a saber sobre Midas podr a estar equivocado. Porque estos barrotes en los que estoy encerrada, por dorados que sean, siguen siendo solo una jaula. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From internationally bestselling author and TikTok phenom Raven Kennedy comes the first book in a stunning fantasy series inspired by the myth of King Midas, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout. The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones with power rule. Gold. Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of gold. Even me. King Midas rescued me. Dug me out of the slums and placed me on a pedestal. I'm called his precious. His favored. I'm the woman he Gold-Touched to show everyone that I belong to him. To show how powerful he is. He gave me protection, and I gave him my heart. And even though I don't leave the confines of the palace, I'm safe. Until war comes to the kingdom and a deal is struck. Suddenly, my trust is broken. My love is challenged. And I realize that everything I thought I knew about Midas might be wrong. Because these bars I'm kept in, no matter how gilded, are still just a cage. But the monsters on the other side might make me wish I'd never left.

Første af seks bind i Den forgyldte fangeGuldbelagte gulve, gyldne vægge, møbler og klæder. Alt i slottet Highbell er af guld. Selv jeg.Kong Midas reddede mig fra elendighed og bragte mig til det frosne Sjette Kongerige. Han kalder mig sin skat, sin favorit. Jeg er et levende, forgyldt bevis på hans magt. I bytte for min sikkerhed gav jeg ham mit hjerte og min frihed.Jeg er tryg – indtil krig og forræderi når vores gyldne fæstning. Indtil min tillid til Midas vakler. Indtil jeg møder de monstre, som mit bur skulle beskytte mig imod…

Znajdi mene v inshomu zhitti. Znajdi mene v kozhnomu z nikhJa dumala, scho vse zakinchilosja, koli Slejd vrjatuvav mene, vidkrivshi portal mizh svitami. Teper ja opinilasja v Annujini - tsarstvi fejri, de krasa i magija prikhovujut nebezpeki, jaki chatujut na kozhnomu krotsi. Ja davno vzhe ne pereljakana divchina v zolotij klittsi - ja stala zagrozoju navit dlja sebe.Moja meta - povernutisja do Slejda. Ale dlja tsogo dovedetsja rozkriti chimalo temnikh tajemnits. Chi vistachit meni sil rozpaliti vlasnij vogon i vidshukati shljakh nazad?18+PerekladachNata Gritsenko

Jak feniksu, jakij zgoriv u polum'ji, meni potribno vidroditisja z popelu j navchitisja voloditi vlasnoju siloju. Mozhlivo, u mene j pidrizani krila, ale ja bilshe ne v klittsi.Odnak krizhane korolivstvo ne khoche mene vidpustiti. Bo koli ti povstajesh proti korolja, usi povstajut proti tebe.Dobre, scho na mojemu zhittjevomu shljakhu je inshij korol, gotovij ztsiliti moji rani j vidnoviti viru v sebe. Ale navit popri zakhist Slejda Ravingera, ja v nebezpetsi. Inshi monarkhi pereslidujut nas. Tomu ja borotimusja za Slejda, a vin ubivatime zaradi mene. I jakscho nam potribno stati likhodijami, to tak i bude.18+ Perekladach V'jacheslav Vdovenko

Dolgozhdannaja pjataja kniga serii "Zolotaja plennitsa" - prodolzhenie porazitelnogo fentezi-tsikla, vdokhnovlennogo mifom o tsare Midase! Proniknovennaja i umopomrachitelnaja istorija ot populjarnoj amerikanskoj pisatelnitsy Rejven Kennedi dlja vsekh poklonnikov romanov Dzh. Armentrout, Lory Talassy, Sary Maas! Najdi menja v drugoj zhizni. Najdi menja v kazhdoj iz nikh. Ljuboj konets - eto nachalo chego-to novogo. Ja byla uverena, chto umru, i umerla by, esli by ne Slejd. Edinstvennoe, chto on mog sdelat radi moego spasenija - otkryt portal mezhdu mirami. Edinstvennoe, chto mogla sdelat ja - projti skvoz nego. No poroj, ubegaja ot chego-to uzhasnogo, mozhno okazatsja v esche bolshej opasnosti... Ennvin. Tsarstvo fejri. Zdes tsarjat volshebstvo i krasota, no za kazhdym uglom podsteregajut ugrozy. Odnako i ja ne tak prosta, kak kazhetsja. Ja bolshe ne plennitsa zolotoj kletki, i nikto ne pomeshaet mne najti sposob vernutsja k ljubimomu, pust doroga i budet polna smertelnoj opasnosti i mnozhestva tajn. Ja dolzhna goret jarko, chtoby osvetit svoj put. Inache menja poglotit tma. "Sovershenno porazitelno. U menja snova net slov: nastolko eto potrjasajuschaja serija". - Amazon

READ THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE BESTSELLING EPIC ROMANTASY THAT'S SOLD 3 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDEA TIKTOK SENSATION AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUTAuren’s story isn’t over yet. She will fly. She will soar.----One king caged my body.Another has caged my mind.War has broken out between Annwyn and Orea, though that’s not the only battle being waged.There’s a fight inside me, and it’s one I’m determined to win, no matter how much they try to strip me down and hollow me out.Yet they’ve forgotten one thing.The ancient magic of the pair bond.One can never truly be lost when two souls are already bound.Because Slade and I? We are connected by more than just fated magic, and we will always find each other.In any life.The fae king is trying to destroy me. My heritage. My memory. But what he hasn’t realized is this: gold bends, but stone breaks.And a Goldfinch does not fall.It flies.Tropes/themes:1. Dark and angsty2. Plot and politics3. Romance and smut4. Multiple POVs5. World-building----PRAISE FOR THE PLATED PRISONER SERIES'This series has stolen my heart, my breath, my regard for anything else. I've never been so immersed in a story before-never read characters that have felt so real. I've cried, laughed, screamed, thrown my kindle across the room, picked it up again, swooned . . . These characters, this WORLD . . . it's everything. Raven has written a story for the ages, destined to go down as one of the epics' Sarah A Parker, author of When The Moon Hatched'This series is gripping, enticing and darkly romantic. Don’t miss out on this unputdownable read! - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti, authors of Zodiac Academy--Please note: This adult fantasy book includes dark elements that may be triggering. Full content list will be located inside the book, but it includes violence, death, adult language, and explicit romance. It is intended for ages 18 years and older. Read at your own discretion.Raven Kennedy, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023