u003cbu003eDoes true love break curses or begin them? The dark sorceress of "Sleeping Beauty" reclaims her story in this sequel to u003ciu003eMaliceu003c/iu003e.u003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003e"Fans of reimagined fairy tales and LGBTQ+ themes will be delighted with the conclusion of this fantasy duology."--u003ciu003eBooklistu003c/iu003e (starred review)u003c/bu003e u003cpu003eThe Dark Grace is dead. u003cpu003eFeared and despised for the sinister power in her veins, Alyce wreaks her revenge on the kingdom that made her an outcast. Once a realm of decadence and beauty, Briar is now wholly Alyce's wicked domain. And no one will escape the consequences of her wrath. Not even the one person who holds her heart. u003cpu003ePrincess Aurora saw through Alyce's thorny facade, earning a love that promised the dawn of a new age. But it is a love that came with a heavy price: Aurora now sleeps under a curse that even Alyce's vast power cannot seem to break. And the dream of the world they would have built together is nothing but ash. u003cpu003eAlyce vows to do anything to wake the woman she loves, even if it means turning into the monster Briar believes her to be. But could Aurora love the villain Alyce has become? u003cpu003eOr is true love only for fairy tales? u003cpu003eu003cbu003eBook Two of the Malice Duologyu003c/bu003e
