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RHIANNON THOMAS
is an English lit grad from Princeton University. She currently lives in York, England, in the shadow of a thirteenth-century Gothic cathedral. When she isn't lost in YA fantasy, she writes about feminism and the media on her blog,
www.feministfiction.com
.

Visit her online at
www.rhiannonkthomas.com
.

Discover great authors, exclusive offers, and more at
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A WICKED THING
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Thomas, Rhiannon.

A wicked thing / Rhiannon Thomas. — First edition.

pages cm

Summary: One hundred years after falling asleep, Aurora wakes to the kiss of a handsome prince and a kingdom that has dreamed of her return, but her happily-ever-after seems unlikely as she faces grief over the loss of everything she knew and a cruel new king.

ISBN 978-0-06-230353-0 (hardcover)

EPub Edition © January 2015 ISBN 9780062303554

[1. Fairy tales. 2. Princesses—Fiction. 3. Princes—Fiction. 4. Kings, queens, rulers, etc.—Fiction. 5. Magic—Fiction. 6. Courts and courtiers—Fiction. 7. Revolutions—Fiction.] I. Title.

15 16 17 18 19   
CG/RRDH
   10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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