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The Poison Daughter

The blistering enemies-to-lovers global bestselling romantasy phenomenon

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The Poison Daughter

By: Sheila Masterson
Narrated by: Anthony Palmini, Laura Horowitz
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True enemies to lovers. Murder as a love language. Blistering romance. The intoxicating global fantasy romance bestseller you won’t be able to resist.

‘I'd rather be tortured by your presence than agonized by your absence.’

Every person Harlow Carrenwell kisses dies, and that’s the way she likes it.

Her first husband is in the ground. Her new betrothed is next.

But Harlow has a secret. When she’s not acting as her parents’ assassin, she moonlights as a vigilante hunting abusive men in their walled city.

Until one night Harlow kisses a mark and he doesn’t die.

Worse, he is her new betrothed, Henry Havenwood, and now he knows about her double life. Instead of exposing her, he does something far more dangerous – he whisks her away to marry him in his wild mountain fort.

Cursed with a husband she can’t kill and trapped in a fort surrounded by vampire-infested woods, Harlow must do the impossible. . .

Make the man who knows she’s a killer fall in love with her anyway.

TROPES:

Dark romantasy
Who did this to you
Touch her and die
True enemies-to-lovers
Forced proximity
Marriage of convenience
Female vigilante
Vampires

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Critic reviews

'The tension? The banter? The steaming hot spice? The twists and reveals? The Poison Daughter is a masterpiece that everyone who loves dark romantasy needs to read!'
'Sexy, addictive, and deadly. The Poison Daughter is a delicious, true enemies-to-lovers that will keep you absolutely riveted. This is a book that will pull you close, sink in its claws, and never let you go.'
'The Poison Daughter is an expertly woven, Divine tale of arranged marriage, feminine rage, and vengeance. A must-read full of twists and turns that will have you gasping, this enemies-to-lovers romantasy is addicting, spicy, and unputdownable.'
'Masterson's The Poison Daughter is a work of art. It's witty, explosive, and frankly, life-altering. I haven't stopped thinking about it since I devoured it in two days. It's the type of book that burrows into your soul and never leaves.'
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I read this book before it was rereleased and absolutely loved it. When I heard there would be an audio book, I knew I'd need to listen and I wasn't disappointed. The narrators are both excellent. Such a beautiful story and performance.

Perfection!

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One of the best stories I’ve read in a long time. Morally grey (but redeemable) MMC—check ✔️ Fierce (but flawed) FMC—check ✔️
Loved the originality, and I was enamoured by the twisty and clever plot. I was gutted when it finished. A definite reread for me. 100% recommend.

Superb

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This started off so strong. I started it and didn't want to put it down...until things started to get repetitive, monotonous and didn't provide any furthering to the story.

Then something exciting would happen and I'd been hooked again...however the dragging returned. This cycle happened multiple times and I genuinely think you could shave of a good 7-8 hours of just droning on. There also seemed plot points that were introduced and then not solved or dealt with...Breeders and the guy that she fought with.

I liked Henry's character and I initially liked Harlow's until zero character progression happened with her. She just continued to be combative despite also being deceiving.

Worth a read but I definitely won't be rereading.

Dodgy pacing but narrated fantastically

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This book was brilliant. It had everything, enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, female assassin, yearning, banter and more. The audiobook was one of the best I’ve listened to. The narrators did an incredible job. I highly recommend and didn’t want it to end

Absolute perfection

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absolutely top tier reading, the storyline plot, the romance, the characters and the narrators. Chefs kiss!

top tier

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