Alexis Henderson

SE BUSCA:áCRIADA DE SANGRE DE GUSTO EXCEPCIONAL.DEBE TENER INCLINACIÓN POR LOS MEJORESáPLACERES D E LA VIDA . CHICAS DE VOLUNTAD DÉBIL,áABSTENERSE.Marion Shaw se crióáen los suburbios, donde lo único que conocio fueronael anhelo y la carencia. A pesar de que lo que mas anhela es abandonar laaciudad y todas sus miserias, no tiene ninguna esperanza de escapar hasta eladia en que encuentra un anuncio muy peculiar en el periodico, en el cual seabusca una criada de sangre.Aunque sabe muy poco sobre el lejano norte, donde los nobles viven a todoalujo y se beben la sangre de aquellos a su servicio, Marion decide tratar deaconseguir el puesto. En cuestion de dias, se convierte en la nueva criada deasangre de la infame Casa del Hambre.Alli se ve envuelta en un mundo de libertinaje, en cuyo centro esta la condesaaLisavet, una mujer amada y temida a partes iguales. Y la condesa no tardaraaen mostrar un especial interes por Marion.Lisavet es magnetica, y Marion esta impaciente por satisfacer a su nuevaaseñora. Pero cuando descubre que las antiguas paredes de la Casa del Hambreaesconden antiguos secretos, Marion se ve envuelta en un feroz y mortalajuego.

Saturated with violence, desire, and power. It's a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely. ALIX E. HARROW'Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there.' HANNAH WHITTENDark academia stunner infused with Henderson's signature style it's lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down. RACHEL HARRISON'A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.' THE NEW YORK TIMESLennon Carters life is falling apart.Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere few have heard of Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah.

Saturated with violence desire and power It s a book with blood on its lips and I loved it completely ALIX E HARROW Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there HANNAH WHITTEN Dark academia stunner infused with Henderson s signature style it s lush atmospheric imaginative and impossible to put down RACHEL HARRISON A modern day Anne Rice Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death THE NEW YORK TIMES Lennon Carter s life is falling apart Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere very few have heard of Drayton College a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah Lennon has been chosen because like everyone else at the school she is special She possesses the innate gift of persuasion the ability to wield her will like a weapon and to use it to control others and in rare cases matter itself After passing the gruelling exam Lennon must now learn how to master this devastating power While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind she is captivated by all that surrounds her her studies Drayton s lush moss draped campus her brilliant classmates and most of all by Dante the charismatic adviser who both intimida

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A young exorcist faces demons both real and figurative in this searing horror novel from the author of The Year of the Witching and An Academy for Liars.At eight years old, Juliet Godfrey was violently possessed by a demon who had already claimed the lives of her parents. When it proved unexpellable, she was sent to the gothic halls of the Godfrey Home for Demonically Afflicted Children, where she grew up under the mentorship and care of exorcist Luther Godfreyand formed an uneasy truce with the demon inside of her.Twenty years after her possession, a steely-eyed Juliet travels the country as an exorcist herself, removing powerful (and often violent) demons from their human hosts, and occasionally referring the rare children like her, who are infected with particularly dangerous demons, to the Godfrey Home.When Luther Godfrey dies following the unexplained disappearance of Seth, one of his troubled young charges, Juliet returns home for the first time in many years to attend his funeral. But upon her arrival, Juliet discovers that Luther left Godfrey House, and the care of all its students, to her. As the houses new matron, its Juliets responsibility to protect Luthers legacy and find his missing charge, Seth, before the dark forces that stalk him claim his lifeand his soul.

Final Destination meets House of Hollow in this haunting and lyrical speculative horror about a group of girls doing Deaths bidding in exchange for preserving their own lives.The kind of story I wish I could experience for the first time all over again. Angela Montoya, author of A Cruel ThirstRoslyn Volk isnt herself any more. Its been almost a year since her older sister, Adeline, died under suspicious circumstances, and shes still shackled by grief. When six mysterious girls appear in town one morning, Roslyn finds herself inexplicably drawn to them, soon learning that Adeline spent her last summer with the group.Desperate to find out what really happened to her sister, Roslyn agrees to accompany the girls on their road trip. But this strange sisterhood share an inconceivable secret. All of them have been spared from Deaths clutches and now must pay for the privilege. Gifted with Deaths touch, the girls travel the country reaping other peoples souls in return for preserving their own lives.As Roslyn becomes more entangled with the girls, in particular the groups leader Shiloh who she gravitates towards, it becomes clear there is only one way to discover the truth about her sister. She must strike her own deal with Death . . .Praise for When I Was Death:Atmospheric and achingly lyrical. When I Was Death is a tale of untamed girlhood, defiant loyalty and a relentless search for truth. Sophie Clark, author of Cruel is the LightHendersons hauntingly beautiful prose explores how girlhood and grief are often intertwined. I savoured every single page. Cynthia Murphy, author of Win Lose Kill DieHauntingly beautiful and equally heart-wrenching, When I Was Death explores love and loss in a way that both hurts and heals. Henderson has crafted an intimate, powerful and utterly unputdownable tale. Channelle Desamours, author of Needy Little ThingsA searing portrayal of girlhood, at once sparkling and violently dark. When I Was Death is thrilling and wholly original. Goldy Moldavsky, author of The Last GirlThis is girlhood at its darkest and most glittering. When I Was Death is the culty road trip fantasy of your dreams. Its horror with heart, unafraid to explore the sharp edges of friendship and sisterhood. Maria Meservey, author of The Ironfell InheritanceHendersons prose glows with honesty, her characters richly textured and utterly alive. Abby Dewsnup, author of Rabbit HeartI couldnt put it down! When I Was Death is brilliant from start to finish. Abiola Bello, author of Love in Winter WonderlandA beautiful exploration of grief and girlhood. Five stars. Ill be haunted by this one for a long time. Beth Tomlin, author of To Hell With You

Saturated with violence, desire, and power. Its a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely. ALIX E. HARROWAlexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there. HANNAH WHITTENDark academia stunner infused with Hendersons signature style its lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down. RACHEL HARRISONA modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.THE NEW YORK TIMESLennon Carters life is falling apart.Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere few have heard of Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah.Lennon doesnt know it yet, but she is special. She possesses the innate gift of persuasion: the ability to wield her will like a weapon, controlling others, and even matter itself. But this is a devastating power than Lennon must learn how to master.While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind, she is captivated by all that surrounds her her studies, Draytons lush campus and, most of all, Dante the charismatic adviser who both intimidates and enamours her.But the longer that Lennon spends at Drayton, learning to wield her uncanny abilities, the more she uncovers about Draytons unsettling history, and Dantes tragic and violent past.For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption and darkness . . . and its a test shes terrified she is going to fail.

The Handmaids Tale meets The Village in this stunning feminist debut . . .Shortlisted for the GoodReads Choice Awards 2020 for Best Debut Novel and Best Horror Novel . . .A magnificent, raw slice of folk horror, dark with threat and clenched with suspense . . . a brilliant debut to chill the brightest summer dayDAILY MAILThrillingly brisk and bracing . . . it takes the best tropes of horror and witchcraft and gives them a refreshingly feminist twist.S.A. CHAKRABORTY, author of The City of BrassBorn on the fringes of Bethel, Immanuelle does her best to obey the Church and follow Holy Protocol. For it was in Bethel that the first Prophet pursued and killed four powerful witches, and so cleansed the land.And then a chance encounter lures her into the Darkwood that surrounds Bethel.It is a forbidden place, haunted by the spirits of the witches who bestow an extraordinary gift on Immanuelle. The diary of her dead mother . . .Fascinated by and fearful of the secrets the diary reveals, Immanuelle begins to understand why her mother once consorted with witches. And as the truth about the Prophets, the Church and their history is revealed, so Immanuelle understands what must be done. For the real threat to Bethel is its own darkness.Bethel must change. And that change will begin with her . . .And readers have been bewitched:I absolutely could not put it down ***** Hecking scary and tense, it gave me goosebumps more than once *****Absolutely stunning read *****A truly OUTSTANDING read! I am so glad I picked up this book *****

NOMINATED FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL in the GOODREADS READERS CHOICE AWARDS...A lurid, luscious debauch of a book.GuardianAn unforgettable feast of decadence and depravity, House of Hunger cements Hendersons place as one of the great gothic writers of our generation. S T GIBSON, author of A Dowry of BloodA young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching.WANTED: A bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for lifes finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply.Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a strange advertisement in the newspaper, seeking a bloodmaid.Though she knows little about the far north - where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service - Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery - and there, at the centre of it all is her.Her name is Countess Lisavet. Loved and feared in equal measure, she presides over this hedonistic court. And she takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, charismatic, seductive - and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. Shell need to learn the rules of her new home - and fast - or its halls will soon become her grave.

Una novela de brujas, personaje fantástico que encarna el feminismo, con una protagonista negra marcada por sus orígenes y con ideales propios.En las tierras de Bethel, donde la palabra del Profeta es ley, la misma existencia de Immanuelle Moore es una blasfemia. La union de su madre con un extranjero de piel oscura provoco la desgracia de su antaño orgullosa familia. Para reparar su ofensa Immanuelle hace todo lo posible para honrar al Padre, seguir las Sagradas Escrituras y llevar una vida de sumision, devocion y obediencia absoluta, como el resto de mujeres del asentamiento.Pero la casualidad llevara a Immanuelle a entrar en el bosque prohibido que rodea Bethel, donde el primer profeta dio caza y mato a cuatro poderosas brujas. Sus espiritus aun acechan alli y le concederan un extraordinario obsequio: el diario de su madre muerta, quien para sorpresa de Immanuelle busco refugio en el bosque al final de su vida.Fascinada por los secretos del diario, Immanuelle lucha por comprender como pudo acabar su madre teniendo tratos con las brujas. Pero cuando empiece a descubrir la escalofriante verdad sobre la Iglesia y su pasado, se dara cuenta de que la verdadera amenaza para Bethel es su propia oscuridad. Y de que si Bethel debe cambiar, tendra que empezar por ella.A partir del escenario clasico actualiza el tipico cuento puritano para tratar temas como el racismo y el sexismo. The Washington Post 4º puesto en la categoria Terror de los premios 2020 de Goodreads.

Una novela de brujas, personaje fantástico que encarna el feminismo, con una protagonista negra marcada por sus orígenes y con ideales propios.En las tierras de Bethel, donde la palabra del Profeta es ley, la misma existencia de Immanuelle Moore es una blasfemia. La union de su madre con un extranjero de piel oscura provoco la desgracia de su antaño orgullosa familia. Para reparar su ofensa Immanuelle hace todo lo posible para honrar al Padre, seguir las Sagradas Escrituras y llevar una vida de sumision, devocion y obediencia absoluta, como el resto de mujeres del asentamiento.Pero la casualidad llevara a Immanuelle a entrar en el bosque prohibido que rodea Bethel, donde el primer profeta dio caza y mato a cuatro poderosas brujas. Sus espiritus aun acechan alli y le concederan un extraordinario obsequio: el diario de su madre muerta, quien para sorpresa de Immanuelle busco refugio en el bosque al final de su vida.Fascinada por los secretos del diario, Immanuelle lucha por comprender como pudo acabar su madre teniendo tratos con las brujas. Pero cuando empiece a descubrir la escalofriante verdad sobre la Iglesia y su pasado, se dara cuenta de que la verdadera amenaza para Bethel es su propia oscuridad. Y de que si Bethel debe cambiar, tendra que empezar por ella.A partir del escenario clasico actualiza el tipico cuento puritano para tratar temas como el racismo y el sexismo. The Washington Post 4º puesto en la categoria Terror de los premios 2020 de Goodreads.

SE BUSCA: CRIADA DE SANGRE DE GUSTO EXCEPCIONAL. DEBE TENER INCLINACIÓN POR LOS MEJORES PLACERES D E LA VIDA . CHICAS DE VOLUNTAD DÉBIL, ABSTENERSE.Marion Shaw se crió en los suburbios, donde lo único que conocio fueron el anhelo y la carencia. A pesar de que lo que mas anhela es abandonar la ciudad y todas sus miserias, no tiene ninguna esperanza de escapar hasta el dia en que encuentra un anuncio muy peculiar en el periodico, en el cual se busca una criada de sangre. Aunque sabe muy poco sobre el lejano norte, donde los nobles viven a todo lujo y se beben la sangre de aquellos a su servicio, Marion decide tratar de conseguir el puesto. En cuestion de dias, se convierte en la nueva criada de sangre de la infame Casa del Hambre. Alli se ve envuelta en un mundo de libertinaje, en cuyo centro esta la condesa Lisavet, una mujer amada y temida a partes iguales. Y la condesa no tardara en mostrar un especial interes por Marion. Lisavet es magnetica, y Marion esta impaciente por satisfacer a su nueva señora. Pero cuando descubre que las antiguas paredes de la Casa del Hambre esconden antiguos secretos, Marion se ve envuelta en un feroz y mortal juego.Marion debera aprender rapido las reglas de su nuevo hogar, o los pasillos se acabaran convirtiendo en su tumba.Consolida el puesto de Henderson como una de las autoras goticas mas grandes de nuestra generacion. Los lectores se quedaran completamente fascinados.S. T. Gibson, autora de A Dowry of Blood

Una novela de brujas, personaje fantástico que encarna el feminismo, con una protagonista negra marcada por sus orígenes y con ideales propios.En las tierras de Bethel, donde la palabra del Profeta es ley, la misma existencia de Immanuelle Moore es una blasfemia. La union de su madre con un extranjero de piel oscura provoco la desgracia de su antaño orgullosa familia. Para reparar su ofensa Immanuelle hace todo lo posible para honrar al Padre, seguir las Sagradas Escrituras y llevar una vida de sumision, devocion y obediencia absoluta, como el resto de mujeres del asentamiento.Pero la casualidad llevara a Immanuelle a entrar en el bosque prohibido que rodea Bethel, donde el primer profeta dio caza y mato a cuatro poderosas brujas. Sus espiritus aun acechan alli y le concederan un extraordinario obsequio: el diario de su madre muerta, quien para sorpresa de Immanuelle busco refugio en el bosque al final de su vida.Fascinada por los secretos del diario, Immanuelle lucha por comprender como pudo acabar su madre teniendo tratos con las brujas. Pero cuando empiece a descubrir la escalofriante verdad sobre la Iglesia y su pasado, se dara cuenta de que la verdadera amenaza para Bethel es su propia oscuridad. Y de que si Bethel debe cambiar, tendra que empezar por ella.A partir del escenario clasico actualiza el tipico cuento puritano para tratar temas como el racismo y el sexismo. The Washington Post4º puesto en la categoria Terror de los premios 2020 de Goodreads.

Saturated with violence, desire, and power. It's a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely. ALIX E. HARROW'Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there.' HANNAH WHITTENDark academia stunner infused with Henderson's signature style it's lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down. RACHEL HARRISON'A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.' THE NEW YORK TIMESLennon Carters life is falling apart.Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere very few have heard of - Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah.Lennon has been chosen because - like everyone else at the school - she is special. She possesses the innate gift of persuasion: the ability to wield her will like a weapon and to use it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.After passing the gruelling exam, Lennon must now learn how to master this devastating power.While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind, she is captivated by all that surrounds her - her studies, Draytons lush, moss-draped campus, her brilliant classmates and, most of all, by Dante, the charismatic adviser who both intimidates and enamours her.

NOMINATED FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL in the GOODREADS READERS CHOICE AWARDS...A lurid, luscious debauch of a book. GuardianAn unforgettable feast of decadence and depravity, House of Hunger cements Hendersons place as one of the great gothic writers of our generation. S T GIBSON, author of A Dowry of BloodA young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching.WANTED: A bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for lifes finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply.Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a strange advertisement in the newspaper, seeking a bloodmaid.Though she knows little about the far north - where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service - Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery - and there, at the centre o