Kate Chenli

A Bright Heart -- Kate Chenli, Hardcover

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"An incredible addition to the classic Chinese court intrigue genre. A Bright Heart is smart, subversive, and certainly swoony."
--Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights

What if you could avenge your own murder? A brilliant young woman gets a second chance at life in this debut YA tale of vengeance, court intrigue, and romance, inspired by classic Chinese tropes.

Mingshin outsmarted three princes to help the man she loved become king. But she doesn't see Ren's betrayal coming, not until she's lying in a pool of her own blood on the palace steps.

As she's dying, Mingshin makes a desperate plea to the gods to turn back time and give her a chance to make things right.

Mingshin wakes up two years earlier, her prayer granted, and swears two things: Ren will never become king, and she will never fall in love again.

But the timeline in this life has changed: a dignitary gifted with dark magic is threatening her kingdom's peace, and Ren's thirst for power runs deeper than Mingshin could have imagined.

She finds herself allying with Jieh, another contender for the throne. Mingshin knows better than anyone not to give her heart to a prince. But in the viper's nest of the royal court, she and Jieh prove a phenomenal team. Can Mingshin avert the catastrophe of her past by once again learning to trust...and maybe even love?

Master storyteller Kate Chenli introduces a singular YA heroine in this vividly rendered and utterly original new fantasy series.


Author: Kate Chenli
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781454949923
Age Range: 14-17

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/14/2023
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023
Booklist 10/15/2023 pg. 50

Product Tags:

A Bright Heart, Dark Romance, Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Hardcover, High School, Historical, Kate Chenli, Romance, Union Square & Co., Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction

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