The Wretched Divine (the Wretched Divine Book 1)

By (author) Grace, Adalyn
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From the global phenomenon behind Sunday Times bestseller Belladonna comes a brand-new fantasy series about an ancient war between angels and demons - and the mortal knight determined to end it at any cost.
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''An utterly original and epic tale'' STEPHANIE GARBER
''A triumph of fantasy'' KAYLIE SMITH
''Devastating in the best of ways'' REBECCA ROSS
''Not your typical angels vs demons story'' MARIA V. SNYDER
''An edge-of-your-seat page turner'' ISABEL IBANEZ
''Ferociously romantic'' ADRIENNE YOUNG
''I adored every page'' SUE LYNN TAN
''Cancel all your plans'' KRISTEN CICCARELLI
''Resplendent . . . This book will not disappoint'' TAMORA PIERCE

There is no good in demons. They are born of corruption, and drawn ever toward the sin that made them. Where trust is given, ruin follows.
- From the Divine Scriptures

Aurelie Chantelune was born to serve. Raised as a knight in a kingdom ravaged by demons, she''s spent her life honing her blade, driven by the memory of the monsters who tore her family apart and by the knowledge that she''s one of the few who can stop them.

If Aurelie can claim her first kill, she''ll inherit a legacy passed down through the Chantelune bloodline: a soulbond with Yuriel, an angel whose power is vital to her kingdom''s survival. But when those she loves begin turning into the very monsters she''s sworn to destroy, Aurelie is forced to seek help from the last place she ever imagined. Desperate, she forges a second and far more dangerous bond with Severin, a demon she can hardly trust, but who claims to know how to end the war for good.

With their lives and fates entwined, Aurelie, Yuriel, and Severin must team up to hunt down a cure capable of turning demons back into humans. But the more they learn about one another and the deeper their relationships grow, the more Aurelie begins to question the war and her place in it. With both of her bonded on opposing sides, she''ll have to make a choice: continue to stand with the angels, or risk everything by trusting a demon.

The Wretched Divine is the heart-pounding adult debut from Sunday Times bestseller Adalyn Grace, about an ancient war between angels and demons, and the human knight determined to end it at any cost.

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An utterly original and epic tale of angels, demons, and magic. This divine adventure crackles with sizzling romance and relentless momentum that will leave readers clamoring for book two!
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Prepare to be swept away by the magic of The Wretched Divine. Grace''s writing is both lush and sharp as steel, and this epic unfolds like a ballad - enthralling, romantic, and devastating in the best of ways. I couldn''t put it down
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The Wretched Divine is a triumph of fantasy. Grace is a master of crafting characters that make you want to follow them into the dark while weaving ethereal magic and biting humor into her worlds. The adventure is thrilling, the tension is electric, and the story will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last page
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A blazing epic of angels, demons, and destiny. The Wretched Divine left my heart pounding. Cancel all your plans and prepare to be swept away
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Dark, aching, and ferociously romantic, The Wretched Divine crackles with holy fire and ruinous longing. Adalyn Grace weaves angels and demons into a story where love is a rebellion and divinity comes at a devastating cost. This is a world that will haunt you long after the last page
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The Wretched Divine effortlessly wea