Author: Krause, Autumn Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)Published on 6 November 2025 by Walker Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 400 pages196 x 130 | 260g Atmospheric, twisty royalcore fantasy set in a world full of deadly games, rivalry and family secrets. A gothic, ghostly tale of forbidden romance for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas.'A sumptuously dark tale of revenge and atonement.' Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth ChildMARRY THE PRINCE. THEN KILL HIM.Princess Madalina and her twin, Inessa, are born attached at the hand – the only time the sisters were ever united.Madalina is gentle, finding peace amongst her magical flowers – flowers ideal for torture and torment, though not in her hands, for Madalina dreams of escape.Inessa is ruthless – betrothed to a wealthy heir, she has been working to a secret mission: marry the prince, then kill him. But when Inessa becomes trapped in ghostly purgatory, Madalina must take her twin’s place as a bride with deadly orders. In a rotten kingdom, everything is politics and poison. Can Madalina resist the infuriatingly clever prince and, for the sake of her family, put aside her heart?Taking the twisty intrigue of Hamlet and fusing it with the courtly rivalry of the Boleyn family, Grave Flowers is a deliciously dark tale of secrets, betrayal and forbidden romance.'A twisty plot in an intricately wrought world - Grave Flowers is a romantic, botanical fever dream.' Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of The Foxglove King'Brimming with wonder and treachery, love and magic.' Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
