


But as rebellion explodes outside the gates, Dante’s dark secrets may be the biggest betrayal. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island’s only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her.ĭesperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard.

Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches. "Riveting, passionate, and full of high stakes danger." -Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĮmily Thiede's exciting fantasy debut, This Vicious Grace, the first in The Last Finestra duology, will keep readers turning the pages until the devastating conclusion and leave them primed for more! "One of the best fantasies of the year." - Buzzfeed
