Malice

In Briar, the nobility pays Alyce for dark magic and despises her for possessing it. Known as the Dark Grace, she has learned to expect humiliation rather than kindness. Princess Aurora challenges that expectation. The kingdom's last royal heir sees something in Alyce beyond the monstrous reputation others have imposed on her, and their growing connection gives both women reason to question the story they have inherited. Aurora is also running out of time: a curse will kill her unless it can be broken. As Alyce searches for a way to help, desire and power become inseparable from the question of who gets called a villain. This first Malice volume reworks Sleeping Beauty through the sorceress's perspective.