The Stone Queen

AN EMPTY THRONE. A CURSED FAERY KINGDOM ON THE VERGE OF RUIN...For eighteen-year-old Meri, life is meaningless. She spends her days dodging her prostitute mother by hiding out on the rooftop of their tenement building, booze and a boy her only companions. Without hope for a future, it's easy to just give up, but under the despair something deeper waits. Something that the shadows who watch don't want her to discover. When a tumble off the roof lands her in the arms of a gargoyle come to life, nothing will ever be the same. He's there to collect her, the missing heir to the Dawn Court of Alcaria; the only one who can break the curse that imprisons her people in stone. But Meri doesn't want to be Queen and will do whatever she can to prove that she's not worthy.Until an unexpected offer from a Dark Prince changes the stakes. With freedom within her grasp, will she hand over a kingdom she doesn't remember, or can she find the courage to stand up and be the leader that her people need?THE STONE QUEEN is perfect for fans of Holly Black, Aprilynne Pike and Julie Kagawa.