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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES CONTINUESReturn to Megan Scott's world of immortal hunters and forbidden romance with the highly anticipated sequel to The Temptation of Magic. Nicole and Kyan are playing a dangerous game.Nicole is on the run, hiding from The Wake as she attempts to...
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES CONTINUES Return to Megan Scott's world of immortal hunters and forbidden romance with the highly anticipated sequel to The Temptation of Magic.
The highly anticipated sequel to your new YA romantasy obsession and SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, THE TEMPTATION OF MAGIC
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES CONTINUESReturn to Megan Scott's world of immortal hunters and forbidden romance with the highly anticipated sequel to The Temptation of Magic.
Nicole and Kyan are playing a dangerous game.
Nicole is on the run, hiding from The Wake as she attempts to track down her mother’s last clue and the truth of her death.
Kyan is pretending to still be The Wake’s loyal Empyreal assassin, even though his feelings for Nicole – and the mate bond that ties them together – have changed everything.
Separated, yet determined to be together, Nicole and Kyan must embark on a quest where they will encounter the most powerful vampire in England, ancient Celtic treasures, and lost Druid sites.
Meanwhile, the Wake sees all, and the Wild Hunt is stirring. As Nicole and Kyan get close to the dark secrets at the root of the organization, they court complete destruction – of themselves and all they hold dear.
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Pre-orderA Masterpiece in Blood
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES CONTINUESReturn to Megan Scott's world of immortal hunters and forbidden romance with the highly anticipated sequel to The Temptation of Magic. Nicole and Kyan are playing a dangerous game.Nicole is on the run, hiding from The Wake as she attempts to track down her mother’s last clue and the truth of her death.Kyan is pretending...Paperback$2999Elsewhere:$3699Unit price /UnavailableOut 13 Oct 2026Pre-order -
The Temptation of Magic
The Sunday Times Bestseller Serpent and Dove meets A Discovery of Witches in this lush, darkly magical romantasy debut. He was an Empyreal, her greatest threat, her greatest fascination. Everything she’d been warned against. And yet she wanted him, still. As an Empyreal, Nicole has the ability to kill any deadly supernatural. But if her power ever awakened, the Wake—the...PaperbackSold Out
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ISBN: 9780008587192
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Magpie
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 600g
Pages: 496
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About the Author
Megan Scott is a romance and fantasy writer from a coastal town in the North West of England. Her debut for young adults, THE TEMPTATION OF MAGIC, is publishing with HarperCollins in the UK and US in 2024, beginning the EMPYREAL trilogy. She studied Art History and Classical Civilisation at university and masters level, looking at depictions of myth in nineteenth century art which still inspire her novels. When she's not writing or on Pinterest, she's trying to read as much as her nana, falling more in love with romance books, or paint something she doesn't want to ceremoniously burn in the garden.
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