A Blossom at Midnight: An epic fae fantasy adventure and slow burn romance

· Intellectually Promiscuous Press
4.7
10 reviews
Ebook
425
Pages

About this ebook

With magic in their veins and destiny in their hands, three fae defy their fate.

Rejection has left fae courtier Laec wallowing in wine and disdainful of what he sees in the mirror. When Queen Elphame offers him a foreign commission, he jumps at the chance for a fresh start, but soon learns that healing his heart may inflame the very trouble his queen sent him to prevent.

Beautiful and eligible Çifta believes in the importance of duty. Wishing to please her father, she agrees to marry a powerful unseelie prince. But when she discovers his cold heart and attempts to break the engagement, the princess-to-be quickly finds herself in chains. Alone and trapped in a damp fortress, she cannot see a way out.

Half-fae Jess longs to leave her rural life. She’s always obeyed her mother’s commands to keep her pointed ears and winged familiars a secret, but the repressed teen is on the verge of rebellion. When she attends a flower festival and her secrets are discovered, it triggers a cascade of opportunity she never thought possible. As her exciting new life—and magic—blossoms, she learns that her mother has been keeping a much more serious secret from her, one that changes everything.

When a visit to another realm sparks a dark turn of events, it sets these three fae on a collision course with disaster. Will they wilt under pressure or become a thorny threat to evil?

Welcome to the continent of Ivryndi, where flora and fauna magic reign, and an unseelie prince threatens it all.

A Blossom at Midnight is the poetic first book in The Scented Court, a YA noblebright fantasy series by an award-winning author. If you like feisty protagonists, a dark villain, flora and fauna magic, adorable animal familiars, slow-burn romance, and epic fables steeped in the beauty of nature, then you’ll love A.L. Knorr’s dreamy otherworld.

Enjoy The Scented Court series, now complete!

Book 1: A Blossom at Midnight

Book 2: A Memory of Nightshade

Book 3: A Daughter of Winter

Book 4: A Prince of Autumn

Readers who love Holly Black, especially The Cruel Prince & The Folk of the Air series, Kiera Cass, Naomi Novik, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Stephanie Garber and Tamora Pierce will love these books.

a cruel prince, found family, loads of twists, adorable animal familiars including a telepathic bat, fae courts, glittering balls with amazing dresses, political intrigue, courtesan turned spy, twins, family mystery, flora & fauna fae magic, unique faerie mythology.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
10 reviews
Amanda Petersen
July 10, 2023
I absolutely loved the world creation in this book. It did take me a lot to get into. Jessica’s story is interesting and I definitely want to know more about there is so much to learn about her family and her abilities. I loved how the author weaved Jessica, Laec , and Çifta stories together. I was definitely attached to the characters by the end and I can't wait to read the next book. I received a copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
noxwitchbooklife
July 15, 2023
It was nice to learn about the faeries that are introduced partially part of the Earth Rises series though it's not necessary to read that to enjoy these. The faerie court of Solana with the plant magic isn't mentioned at all previously and it was a really wonderfully painted picture of the Calyx and their abilities that Jessica gets to learn about with her familiars. There were comedic parts with Laec's story and darker ones with Cifta's. This was a really great story that I enjoyed a lot.
C Denman
July 26, 2023
I was a little wary when I found out Laec was getting his own story, but boy was I in for a treat! This series unlocks a whole new world, and the Scented Court is painted in the most incredibly vibrant ways. The author’s descriptiveness made me envision every part of this fantastical realm, and I fell in love with the characters as well! I can’t wait to see where this goes.

About the author

A.L. Knorr is a Canadian fantasy writer who won the Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal for YA Fantasy in 2018 with her mermaid fantasy; Born of Water. Abby has authored more than 35 titles since then and continues to enchant readers with stories of elemental magic, transformation, friendship, adventure, international travel, and of course, love. Abby’s stories are clean young adult fantasy. They are cuss-free and contain sweet romances but no explicit love scenes. Readers of every age enjoy them. Abby lives on the Mediterranean coast with her floofy cat Pamuk and her talented chef husband. 

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