The Ruins Beneath Us - by Sasha Sloan (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Young elf Lyria has spent her life in hiding while a dangerous war brews between the elven kingdom and human world. Now eighteen, she has grown restless hiding on the outskirts of the forest that surrounds the human world. One day, while her mother is away, Lyria hears a boy in the forest calling for help and rescues him from certain death. Unbeknownst to her, the boy, Finn, is the crowned Prince, and he wants Lyra to become the kingdom's royal apothecary!

Terrified that Finn is going to discover she's an elf and she used magic to heal him while he was unconscious, Lyria struggles to fit in with the human royal court while also hiding her identity. It is here she meets the jaded apothecary apprentice Cygnus, who is cold, highly suspicious of her, and envious that she's taken the coveted role of royal apothecary.

While Lyria continues to grow closer to Finn, she also grows closer to Cygnus, who is keeping more than his share of earth-shattering secrets about the kingdom. After Lyria and Cygnus discover a dark and sinister world hidden underneath the palace, she must decide if she embraces her history or continues to ignore her past to secure a future with the prince.

This slow-burn YA romantasy will be written by BookTok sensation Sasha Sloan and will appeal to fans of other successful TikTok hits like Lightlark and Assistant to the Villain.

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