Danai Christopoulou

With the consequences of her murderous actions closing in, Lady Macbeth turns to the three witches for help. 
She’s given a brew that transports her to an unknown realm. 
Desperately lost, she opens a door and comes face to face with a beautiful woman drenched in blood. 
 
Klytemnestra, Queen of Mycenae, is exacting bloody vengeance on her husband. 
Yet as she revels in her triumph, an otherworldly door appears and a strange woman steps in. 
Thinking this stranger a spirit, she chases Lady Macbeth into the realm of stories. 
 
Hunted by screaming wraiths into worlds that are hell bent on their demise, this murderous pair are forced to form an alliance or perish. 
Yet the realm’s goddess, The Mistress of the House of Books, claims to hold the key to saving them. But can they trust this ancient goddess? 
 
As every threat brings our vile lady villains closer, turning ill intentions into fiery attraction that no author dare write, they have a choice: remain within the confines of their original tales … 
Or burn down the world to pen a new story together . . .

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