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The Glittering Edge
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An unputdownable gothic contemporary fantasy with the feuding families of Romeo and Juliet, the dark magic of Krystal Sutherland and a love triangle to rival The Inheritance Games.
The locals of Idlewood whisper of a tragic love story that began a decades long blood feud.
For as long as anyone can remember, the De Luca witches and the wealthy Barrion family have been sworn enemies. Ever since the curse that changed their fates forever. Now, if a Barrion falls in love with you, you’ll die.
But when Penny Emberly’s mother becomes the curse’s latest victim, she must bring together two bitter rivals, Alonso and Corey, in order to save her mum’s life and stop the feud for good.
But as the trio navigates unpredictable magic, the tangled web of their family histories, and complicated attractions, it becomes clear that there’s more than dark secrets at play.
Can Penny find a way to break the curse . . . without losing her heart in the process?
400 pages, 7 editions
English edition · First published 2025 by Penguin Books · ISBN 9780241739600
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7 editions
English
- The Glittering Edge · Penguin Books · 2025 · ISBN 9780241739600 · 1 reader This page
- The Glittering Edge (The Idlewood Duology, #1) · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · 2026 · ISBN 9780316574969 · 1 reader
- The Glittering Edge · Little, Brown and Company · 2025 · ISBN 9780316574945
- The Glittering Edge · Hachette · 2025 · ISBN 9780316574976
- The Glittering Edge · Penguin Books · 2025 · ISBN 9780241739594
- The Glittering Edge · Penguin Books · 2025 · ISBN 9780241739587
- Glittering Edge · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · 2025 · ISBN 9780316597135
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