Hild by Nicola Griffith Dark fantasy

Hild by Nicola Griffith Dark fantasyThe award winning author Nicola Griffith's brilliant, lush, sweeping historical novel about the rise of the most powerful woman of the Middle Ages: Hild. In seventh century Britain, small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. A new religion is coming ashore; the old gods are struggling, their priests worrying. Hild is the king's youngest niece, and she has a glimmering mind and a natural, noble authority. She will become a fascinating woman

but from which you can’t look away

she no longer even knows the truth of her own blood

He’s a minotaur (it’s fine) who is her teacher (also fine)

By Alison Malee

set in a mythical forest where fantasy and nature intertwine

Between deadly competitions

sharp-jawed

If Ruby can get her band back together

and her best friend just got engaged

paperback edition

and enemies to lovers

The Heir & The Spare