Stolen from the tallest tower to pay a debt that isn’t hers
Fairy tales collide in this explosive new YA retelling by Emilee King. An orphaned thief who can’t steal what he truly wants. An imprisoned girl who can’t escape what she truly is. And monsters in the shadows, threatening to swallow them all.
Once upon a time there was a girl with tousled hair and vacant eyes, who found the tallest tower and locked herself inside.
Rosalind Corona is a prisoner in her own house. After an accident that nearly killed her younger brother, Zachery, she’s never been the same, and spends her days locked in her room, drowning in guilt.
Gothel Riden owes a debt. He and his crew of lowly thieves bit off more than they can chew, and now they owe an enormous debt to Pepperjack, Elaria’s crime lord, who settles overdue charges by skinning those who can’t pay. The only way to get the amount of money they need in time? Steal something greater than they’ve ever stolen before: a royal councilman’s child. Sterling Corona would pay anything to get his daughter back, and Gothel is banking on that to save his own skin. Literally.
When the ransom deal goes south, Rosalind finds herself lost with bloodthirsty criminals on her heels, while tripping over her own feet—and her hair. More a prisoner than ever, she must learn to free herself from her chains and stop the band of criminals before they slaughter everything—and everyone—she’s ever loved.
In this second installment of the Elarian Chronicles, Emilee King weaves fragmented fairy tales into a poignant and thrilling plot of suspense, intrigue, and adventure. Cracks in the Tower will have you on the edge of your seat as Rosalind and Gothel try desperately to escape the monsters chasing them and find their way back home.
A heartbreakingly beautiful twist to the classic Rapunzel story
“A beautiful read that makes you think about your life and all the good in it. Emilee is a magician with words, and you won’t want to put this book down!”
Great story with a great theme!
“This is a great book! I couldn’t put it down. I loved the focus on the value of a story and our ability to take control of the end of our own story.”
Amazing book, better author!!
“The ending, though maybe not what was expected, was extremely well written and let you put the book down with a smile on your face. Very highly recommend this book to someone who wants a good, but deep read.”
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She knew the monster was with her.
Rosalind’s breath stuttered as she stood frozen in the inky dark, every muscle stiff
and sore from being rigid so long.
How long had it been? She didn’t know. She never knew.
It always felt like years.
Electricity shot through the stagnant air around her, and it smelled like something had burnt. The tightly coiled dread in her stomach unfurled, spreading through her veins like slow rolling magma that scorched her from the inside out.
A sinister presence loomed behind her. The hair rose up on the back of her neck, but she forced herself to stay still, to stay facing forward. Even when the darkness lifted. Even when her eyes tracked the all too familiar scene in front of her.
She couldn’t look back. That was even worse than what lay ahead.
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