We are thrilled to be sharing an exclusive excerpt from Tori Bovalino’s Not Good For Maidens, which releases on June 14th 2022. Described as Salem’s Lot meets The Darkest Part of the Forest in the package of a horror-fantasy retelling of Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market, read on to discover the synopsis and the prologue!
Not Good For Maidens is available for pre-order from Amazon, B&N, Bookshop and Indiebound.
SYNOPSIS
Lou never believed in superstitions or magic–until her teenage aunt Neela is kidnapped to the goblin market.
The market is a place Lou has only read about–twisted streets, offerings of sweet fruits and incredible jewels. Everything–from the food and wares, to the goblins themselves–is a haunting temptation for any human who manages to find their way in.
Determined to save Neela, Lou learns songs and spells and tricks that will help her navigate this dangerous world and slip past a goblin’s defenses–but she only has three days to find Neela before the market disappears and her aunt becomes one of them forever.
If she isn’t careful, the market might just end up claiming her too.
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