Coming January 28, 2014 from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom—all because of a reckless bargain her father struck. And since birth, she has been training to kill him. Betrayed by her family yet bound to obey, Nyx rails against her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, she abandons everything she’s ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, disarm him, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people. But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle—a shifting maze of magical rooms—enthralls her. As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex’s secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. But even if she can bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.

There's one thing Dawn loves almost as much as her little brother, and that it is killing. Ever since her parent's untimely death when she was ten, Dawn has been fighting for a way to provide her brother with a better life. Then, one day, a man with great power offers her a deal: he will give them shelter and everything they could possibly need, but only if she agrees to become an assassin. Dawn did not hesitate to accept the offer, and a few years later, at the age of 16, Dawn has grown to love killing and hurting others. But she kills and hurts others ALONE. So when a mysterious boy saves her life, and asks to become her partner, Dawn realizes that maybe having help wouldn't be the worst thing. But then she receives startling news, which then leads to the worst decision she has ever made in her entire life.