A poignant, moving love story set in a rich and vivid world inspired by Indian folk tales read on to learn more about This Dark Heart by Zeena Gosrani, out now
Synopsis: In a world where the shadow-like ‘daayan’ stalk the night, the mages of Agraal are the only ones able to defend the realm. So when Princess Thiya discovers she has the extraordinary powers of a healing mage, she captures the attention of earth mage Isaac. In order to lure Thiya to the frontline Isaac does the unthinkable, he takes Thiya’s true love, Amara, hostage.
Together with fire mage Kaayan and her brother Lochan, Thiya must make a perilous journey to rescue Amara. But not everything is as it seems and the powers at work behind Amara’s abduction might come from the darkest heart of them all.
Praise of This Dark Heart
'This Dark Heart is the richest of sapphic fantasies, with a love story fierce enough to break the world and weave it back together again. Unforgettable — I adored it.' Holly Race
‘A tense and exciting Indian-inspired romantasy with a beautiful queer love story at its heart and a princess with some awful choices ahead of her.’ Bryony Pearce ‘Super fast-paced fantasy tale that explores a royal family's secrets and is filled with magic, sapphic love and family ties.’ NetGalley review
‘Zeena Gosrani creates a fearsome world with a fiery heroine who would go to any extent to keep her girlfriend save, even if that means breaking the rules and risking her life.’
NetGalley review
About the Author
Zeena Gosrani is a writer and pharmacist based in London. She was the winner of the The Bent Agency Scholarship to the SCBWI conference in 2019, proving that her dyslexia hasn’t held her back. This Dark Heart is her debut novel.
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