AN AFFAIR OF POISONS

AN AFFAIR OF POISONS

After unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, seventeen-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother’s Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they’re not heroes of the people, as they’ve always claimed to be, but murderers. Herself included. Mira tries to ease her guilt by brewing helpful curatives, but her hunger tonics and headache remedies cannot right past wrongs or save the dissenters her mother vows to purge.

Royal bastard Josse de Bourbon is more kitchen boy than fils de France. But when the Sun King and half the royal court perish at the hands of the Shadow Society, he must become the prince he was never meant to be in order to save his injured sisters and the petulant Dauphin. Forced to hide in the derelict sewers beneath the city, any hope of reclaiming Paris seems impossible—until Josse’s path collides with Mirabelle’s, and he finds a surprising ally in his sworn enemy.

She's a deadly poisoner. He's a bastard prince. Together, they form a tenuous pact to unite the commoners and former nobility against the Shadow Society. But can a rebellion built on mistrust ever hope to succeed?

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~PRAISE FOR AN AFFAIR OF POISONS~

Fast-paced and refreshing. – SLJ, starred review

A Spring 2019 Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection

A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2019 Nominee

"An indulgent and exhilarating adventure, Thorley takes an extravagant historical setting and infuses it with a lusciously dark dose of magic and alchemy. An Affair of Poisons takes hold of the reader immediately and refuses to let go. The only cure is to finish it." 
~Lyndsay Ely, author of Gunslinger Girl

"Addie Thorley's An Affair of Poisons is a rich immersion into a dangerous, alternative world of seventeenth century France, from the gilded halls of Versailles to the sewers of Paris. The characters are finely drawn and likeable, even as they make terrible choices and grapple with the aftermath. Thrilling, romantic, and addictive."
~Rosalyn Eves, author of Blood Rose Rebellion 

"An Affair of Poisons is beautifully written; like one of Mirabelle's potions, it's the perfect blend of history and dark fantasy, with a tasteful splash of blood, a simmering romance, and an ending that leaves you wanting more."
~Mary Taranta, author of Shimmer and Burn

"A stunning, immersive adventure, filled with magic, self-discovery and sumptuous period detail. I fell in love with An Affair of Poisons!" 
~Lee Kelly, author of A Criminal Magic