{"product_id":"9781529910674","title":"Innamorata by Ava Reid","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 17\/03\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA visionary and atmospheric gothic fantasy about necromancy, vengeance, and soul-consuming love, the first in a duology from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Study in Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLady Macbeth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gorgeously gruesome Gothic romance.'\u003c\/b\u003e Jacqueline Carey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eReid is a singular, extraordinary talent.'\u003c\/b\u003e Sasha Peyton Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A powerful and essential voice.' \u003c\/b\u003eSamantha Shannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce there was an island where the dead walked the earth, and seven noble houses ruled by the arcane secrets of necromancy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA conqueror s blade brought them low, burning their libraries, killing their lords, and extinguishing their eldritch magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut defiant against the new order stands the House of Teeth and its last living members: beautiful Marozia, the heiress to the House, and her cousin, the uncanny Lady Agnes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough she has not spoken a word in seven years, Agnes is the true carrier of the House s legacy. And she has her orders. She must recapture the secrets of death magic and avenge her family s fallen honour. She must arrange the betrothal of her beloved cousin Marozia to Liuprand, heir to the conqueror s throne, for access to the forbidden library in his grotesquely grand castle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevenge burns in Agnes s heart, but so do stranger passions   and it is Liuprand, the golden prince, who speaks to her soul. This passion is as treasonous as it is powerful, poisoning the kingdom s roots and threatening to tear the already shattered realm in two.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Agnes s final order is the gravest: She must not fall in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook One of The House of Teeth Duology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369005035893,"sku":"9781529910674","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529910674.jpg?v=1763551692","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529910674","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}