Worse than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy Courtney's Picks the pages of their mother’s

the pages of their mother’s world-famous Ninth City books

and—though she’d only admit it under threat of medieval torture he surely knows too much about—a distractingly handsome

ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family

murdered after a night of "rough sex

Hessa - the last Eangi - must find the traveller and atone for her weakness and secure her place with her loved ones in the High Halls

Worse than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy Courtney's Picks the pages of their mother’sA debut novel for fans of Jane Austen, Elin Hilderbrand, and Gilmore Girls, Worse Than Strangers is a beachy retelling of Austens Persuasion set against the backdrop of a cottage on Nantucket about finding romance, second chances, and a new path in life. Rose and Lily are best friends first, mother daughter second, which is good because right now, Lily could really use a friend. Recently fired from her NYC magazine job and heartbroken, Lily has fled