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DOWN COMES THE NIGHT

Allison Saft

A gorgeously gothic, deeply romantic debut fantasy about two enemies trapped inside a crumbling mansion, with no escape from the monsters within.
Wren Southerland is the most talented Healer in the Queen's Guard, but her reckless actions have repeatedly put her on thin ice with her superiors. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his estate to cure his servant from a mysterious disease, she seizes the chance to prove herself.

When she arrives at Colwick Hall, Wren realizes that nothing is what it seems. Particularly when she discovers her patient is actually Hal Cavendish, the sworn enemy of her kingdom. As the snowy mountains make it impossible to leave the estate, Wren and Hal grow closer as they uncover a sinister plot that could destroy everything they hold dear. But choosing love could doom both their kingdoms.

Allison Saft's Down Comes the Night is a snow-drenched, gothic, romantic fantasy that keeps you racing through the pages long into the night.

Allison Saft was born in a Philadelphia blizzard and has been chasing the sun ever since. Af- ter receiving her MA in English Literature from Tulane University, she moved from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast, where she spends her time hiking the redwoods and practicing aerial silks. Down Comes the Night is her debut novel.
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Published 2021-03-01 by Wednesday Books/St. Martin’s Press

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DOWN COMES THE NIGHT is utter Magic. Stunning prose, a compassionate heroine, and the heart of a true Gothic novel with darkness at all its edges. It's everything I have ever wanted from a book. Truly spectacular and a must read for all fans of fantasy.

Those who pick up Saft's debut will be richly rewarded on all counts - intricately woven characters, beautiful prose, and darkness around every corner make this fantasy a first purchase. Read more...

...readers who love slow-burn romances will find much to enjoy... A promising debut. Read more...

I would definitely recommend this story if you're looking for something atmospheric and ultimately romantic.

I adored Allison Saft's complex world and engaging heroine. Wren navigates a war-torn country as a healer, wielding her compassion and wit as deftly as her magic. Atmospheric, romantic, and just a touch eerie - this is the kind of story I love to get lost in.

Russian: Exmo

DOWN COMES THE NIGHT remains one of the more original YA stories you'll read this year, and the romance at its center is downright searing, a match between a killer and a healer that shouldn't work at all but really does...

Complex, carefully rendered, and utterly addictive, Down Comes the Night is a YA fantasy classic in the making. Saft seamlessly blends an utterly original magic system, multifaceted main characters, and forbidden romance into a gothic narrative that will stay with you long after the last page.