{"product_id":"the-court-of-venus","title":"The Court of Venus","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBel Banta is a bookseller and writer. She graduated from the University of Virginia and lives with her partner and two cats in Brooklyn. Some of her very favorite things include video games, coffee, and walking around the city listening to movie scores.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Decadent, gripping, and romantic, \u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e pulled me into its orbit and refused to let go. With both my new favorite magic system and love interest, this is a stellar debut.\"--Allison Saft, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Dark and Drowning Tide\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunning and irresistible rivals-to-lovers story full of political intrigue and featuring a fascinating magic system, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e is rich, lovely, and powerful!\"--Sarah Beth Durst, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Spellshop\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Utterly unique and decadently romantic, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus \u003c\/i\u003esweeps you away into a world both lush and dangerous, balanced on a knife's edge. I am beguiled--and obsessed.\"--Ava Reid, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Study in Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Enter The Court of Venus and prepare yourself for delicious schemes and machinations. Full of heart and wonderfully entertaining!\"--Kristin Cashore, New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm books \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brimming with yearning and set against a glittering world of celestial inspired magic, high stakes, and Tudor worthy intrigue, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e shines. ...The celestial, courtly dopamine hit to the heart I didn't know I yearned for.\"--Rachelle Raeta, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThese Immortal Truths\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Readers will delight in a lushly imagined court ruled by magic, intrigue, and desire, full of characters to both loathe and long for. Banta has created a world to sink into, where emotions run almost as high as the stakes for those trying to change destiny.\"--Laura R. Samotin, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Sins On Their Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Court of Venus dazzles with a wholly original celestial magic system, irresistible slow-burn heat, and twisty court intrigue that grabs you by the throat. A compulsively readable romantic fantasy that shines as dangerously--and seductively--as the moon itself. Wildly imaginative, wickedly addictive, and impossible to put down!\"--Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Dominion \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lush, evocative magic set in a world of conflicting allegiances with a slow burn that devours. A must read.\"--K.A. Linde, New York TImes bestselling author of The Wren in the Holly LIbrary \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus \u003c\/i\u003eis a rollicking tale powered by a unique blend of astrology and magic. Bianca is a wonderful protagonist, navigating the turbulent intrigues of a royal court with grit and ingenuity. Romance, mystery, action-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e has it all, including dragons!\"--Louisa Morgan, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Faerie Morgana \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e A Secret History of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Banta's fantasy debut sparkles with celestial-inspired magic, dangerously seductive court intrigue, and a burning romance at its core that grips you from the first page to the last. Utterly immersive and gorgeously written, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best political fantasies I've read in years.\"--Lenora Woods, author of Roll for Romance \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Scintillating magic meets decadent court intrigue in Bel Banta's glittering debut.Balancing both epic stakes and a tender romance, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus \u003c\/i\u003eis both thrilling and intimate--as striking as a constellation in the night sky.\"--Chelsea Abdullah, award-winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Stardust Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Court of Venus grabs you from the very first page. Be prepared to be up till dawn, chasing this star-crossed romance as it leaves you devastated but still wanting more.\"--K. M. Enright, Sunday Times bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eMistress of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An utterly addictive, decadent feast of a book. Artfully blending lush worldbuilding, courtly politics, tense magical mystery and searing romance, Bel Banta has crafted book that is equal parts smart and sensual.\"--Morgan Ryan, author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Resistance of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gorgeously lush with a romance that burns with candlelit yearning, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e is decadent romantic fantasy at its best. Add in courtly politics, a rich celestial magic system and a tragic mystery at its core - it's unputdownable.\"--Georgia Summers, \n\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop Below\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous hardcover featuring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e gold edges, illustrated endpapers, front and back foil case stamps and 8 full-page interior illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Court of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e is an ensnaring romantic fantasy in which a moon-blessed magician is summoned back to the deadly, Tudor-inspired magical court she thought she had escaped; where power is determined by the stars--and the closer you are to the king, the more likely you are to die. Perfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knight and The Moth, The Familiar, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e A Darker Shade of Magic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Alvion, magicians have always ruled beside kings. Blessed at birth by one of the seven planets, their abilities are miraculous and extremely rare. Magicians born under Jupiter influence luck. Saturnborn can speak to the dead. Venusborn read the desires of the living. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the moment of Bianca Mortlake's birth, the stars and planets aligned just so, making her the first Moonborn magician in over a thousand years. A sorcery so rare that even the history books cannot say what she is capable of. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a childhood training under the realm's most powerful magician--and alongside a most insufferable Venusborn named Roland--Bianca lives a quiet life far from court. Until a chilling missive arrives in the night, summoning her back. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mad and deadly court awaits. Two queens have met the executioner's blade, and one wrong move could see any of them next beneath its steel. As power is pulled between ruthless royals and courtiers like the tides by the moon, Bianca must rely on the last person she would ever want to--the infuriatingly alluring Roland. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause something is terribly wrong in Alvion. And only this moon-blessed magician and her oldest rival can save the court--and each other--from the dark fate they see written in the stars. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Court of Venus\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e*rivals to lovers \n\u003cbr\u003e*courtly intrigue \n\u003cbr\u003e*Tudor-inspired \n\u003cbr\u003e*magic tournament \n\u003cbr\u003e*slow burn \n\u003cbr\u003e*murder mystery \n\u003cbr\u003e*she falls first, he falls harder \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBanta, Bel\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBel Banta is a bookseller and writer. She graduated from the University of Virginia and lives with her partner and two cats in Brooklyn. 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