THE WREN IN THE HOLLY LIBRARY

Street thief Kierse should have known something wasn't right. Now she's trapped in a library — with a monster.

She can't run. She can't hide. And this man _ this being, filled with terrible power and darkness — is well within his rights to kill her.

By trespassing, Kierse has broken the fragile peace treaty between monsters and humans. But instead of killing her, Graves does the unexpected: he offers her a job. A chance to find out who she really is.

Kierse has always known she's different. That she can do things a little better, a little faster. And there's that sense she has when danger is only a breath away.

But if the old tales are true, there are worse things in the world than monsters. Like a threat more ancient than legend. Like Graves.

Or like Kierse herself . . .