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Gold

THE PENULTIMATE BOOK IN THE TIKTOK ROMANTASY SENSATION THAT'S SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES 
 
PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT 
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‘Find me in another life. Find me in them all’ 
Every end is also a beginning. 
 
 I was going to die. If it weren’t for Slade, I would have. But he ripped the world open for me and I went through it. 
 
 To Annwyn. 
 
 To home. 
 
 Annwyn is the realm of the fae, a magical place full of beauty and danger. 
 
 Here, I am known as Lyäri Ulvêre – the golden one gone. 
 
 And there are people in this world who want to keep me that way. 
 
 But I am not that girl in the gilded cage anymore, and no one is going to use me again. Or stop me from finding my way back to Slade. 
 
 I am my own woman. And I will find him. 
 
 In this world, or the next. Tropes/themes: 
 
 1. Dark and angsty 
 2. Plot and politics 
 3. Romance and smut 
 4. Multiple POVs 
 5. World-building 
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Readers are loving Gold 
 ‘Raven Kennedy has pulled out my heart, stomped on it and shoved it back inside my shell of a body’ ***** Reader Review 
 ‘Physically I cannot talk about the ending because I will get up and start pacing my house again and my animals are already worried about me’ ***** Reader Review 
 
 ‘Raven has done it again; one could say . . . she struck Gold’ ***** Reader Review 
 ‘Oh my gosh. I am hyperventilating’ ***** Reader Review 
‘Yes, I cried like a baby more than once. Yes, I was devastated by the ending. Yes, I raged for these characters’ ***** Reader Review

This series is the gift that keeps on giving. Gold is an immaculate continuation of the Plated Prisoner series, full of breathtaking twists and heart-wrenching revelations. Raven’s writing never fails to transcend the page, puppeteering each word into a motion picture in my mind. The only problem is I NEVER want to leave. 
So much beauty … So much growth … So much chest-battering pain … I wish I could read it for the first time all over again.

Sarah A Parker, bestselling author of When the Moon Hatched, and the Crystal Bloom series

An emotional rollercoaster of a book that brings vivid and layered characters into a magical realm. The world building and pace is intricate and fast, this is a book you will race through

The angst. The heartbreak. The trauma. Slade's descent into his true villain era is everything. The combination of exquisite writing, magical characters, and an epic plot makes Plated Prisoner is my go-to romantasy recommendation for everyone I talk to, and Raven does it again with Gold.

Nisha J. Tuli, bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen

Gold is more than just a story of our beloved gold touched girl but a story of survival, determination and love that transcends worlds. A must read for anyone who loves a villain who will stop at nothing for the one he loves and a woman who will show the world nothing can break her.

Amber Nicole, author of Gods & Monsters series

Praise for The Plated Prisoner Series

This series has stolen my heart, my breath, my regard for anything else. I've never been so immersed in a story before-never read characters that have felt so real. I've cried, laughed, screamed, thrown my kindle across the room, picked it up again, swooned . . . These characters, this WORLD . . . it's everything. Raven has written a story for the ages, destined to go down as one of the epics

Sarah A Parker, author of To Bleed a Crystal Bloom

Raven writes with a magic that comes to life on the page. Every single word gleams like gold

This is one of those series that started off phenomenal, and only gets better with every subsequent book.

Laura Thalassa, author of The Bargainer Series

Get ready to be enthralled from the first word, and begging for more by the last. Raven Kennedy crafts an astonishing world that's filled with captivating characters and a story you won't be able to put down

Ivy Asher, bestselling author of The Osseous Chronicles and The Lost Sentinel Series

This series is amazing and I can't recommend it enough. It is one of the best New Adult Fantasy books out there.

TEN GILDED STARS! Remarkably original . . .and the prose, people . . . gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous

Olivia Wildenstein, USA Today Bestselling Author

What I've enjoyed so far about this series is how it's a metaphor about real, emotional issues

Day Leitao, author of Kingdom of Curses and Shadows Series

I devoured [the] first book and it ended on such a nice cliff-hanger that I am thirsting for the next one

Raven Kennedy is a California girl born and raised, whose love for books pushed her into creating her own worlds. Her debut series was a romcom fantasy about a cupid looking for love. She has since gone on to write in a range of genres, including the adult dark fantasy romance: The Plated Prisoner Series, which has become a #1 international bestseller with over three million books sold worldwide. Whether she makes you laugh or cry, or whether the series is about a cupid or a gold-touched woman living in a castle, she hopes to create characters that readers can root for. 
 
When Raven isn't writing, she's reading or spending time with her husband and daughters. 
 
You can connect with Raven on her social media, and visit her website: ravenkennedybooks.com

Every end is also a beginning. 
 
I was going to die. If it weren’t for Slade, I would have. But he ripped the world open for me and I went through it. 
 
To Annwyn. 
 
To home. 
 
Annwyn is the realm of the fae, a magical place full of beauty and danger. 
 
Here, I am known as Lyäri Ulvêre – the golden one gone. 
 
And there are people in this world who want to keep me that way. 
 
But I am not that girl in the gilded cage anymore, and no one is going to use me again. Or stop me from finding my way back to Slade. 
 
I am my own woman. And I will find him. 
 
In this world, or the next.

Cupidity: The complete Heart Hassle Series

The Heart Hassle series in one book, dive deep into the world of love-struck cupids, 'why choose?' romances and lots of sizzling spice . . . 
 
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For years, Emelle has been a cupid - the ultimate matchmaker to help others fall in love. But this job means that she has no physical body and can't be seen by anyone. Or fall in love, herself. 
 
Not ideal for a romantic. 
 
Unfortunately, she becomes responsible for some rather bad matchmaking. So much so, she's punished and exiled from the human world. 
 
Finding herself among the fae, she hopes things will be better in this new realm. 
 
They're not. 
 
Fed up, she angrily fires Love Arrows at a fae prince, but he retaliates, and suddenly, she's pushed out of the Veil. 
 
Now, she has a real body. A real life. And she is ready for some matchmaking of her own. 
 
This time, she's going to find love for herself. 
 
But can this cupid find it? 
 
Enjoy all five books in the series including bonus content and fall in love with everyone's favourite cupid.

Sheer Cupidity

What will a cupid sacrifice for love? 
 
Lex has always tried to be the perfect cupid. 
 
But during the battle for the fae realm, a power blast that should have ended her immortal life hit someone else. 
 
Belren, a fae male, stepped in front of her at the last moment - and died. 
 
Unable to let go of her guilt, Lex finds herself returning to the island he died. And finds him - his handsome but ghostly figure haunting the place. 
 
The truth is, he was haunting her long before he became a ghost. 
 
They might have a second chance at love, but first, she's going to have to help him let go of his unfinished business. 
 
Too bad she doesn't know that business is her. 
 
This cupid needs to rediscover what she does best - and create her own love story . . . Before she loses him forever. 
 
Sheer Cupidity is a stand-alone spin-off, and Book Five in the fun, addictive and sexy Heart Hassle series 
 
Gild, Glint and Gleam, Sunday Times bestsellers, April 2023

Lex has always tried to be the perfect cupid. But during the battle for the fae realm, a power blast that should have ended her immortal life hit someone else. 
 
Belren, a fae male, stepped in front of her at the last moment - and died. 
 
Unable to let go of her guilt, Lex finds herself returning to the island he died. And finds him - his handsome but ghostly figure haunting the place. 
 
The truth is, he was haunting her long before he became a ghost. 
 
They might have a second chance at love, but first, she's going to have to help him let go of his unfinished business. 
 
Too bad she doesn't know that business is her.

Signs of Cupidity

Even a cupid can be love-struck . . . 
 
For years, Emelle has been a cupid - the ultimate matchmaker to help others fall in love. But this job means that she has no physical body and can't be seen by anyone. Or fall in love, herself. 
 
Not ideal for a romantic. 
 
Unfortunately, she becomes responsible for some rather bad matchmaking. So much so, she's punished and exiled from the human world. 
 
Finding herself among the fae, she hopes things will be better in this new realm. 
 
They're not. 
 
Fed up, she angrily fires Love Arrows at a fae prince, but he retaliates, and suddenly, she's pushed out of the Veil. 
 
Now, she has a real body. A real life. And she is ready for some matchmaking of her own. 
 
This time, she's going to find love for herself. 
 
But can this cupid find it? 
 
Signs of Cupidity is Book One in the fun, addictive and sexy Heart Hassle series 
 
Gild, Glint and Gleam, Sunday Times bestsellers, April 2023

For years, Emelle has been a cupid - The ultimate matchmaker to help others fall in love. But this job means that she has no physical body and can't be seen by anyone. Or be able to fall in love herself. 
 
Unfortunately, she becomes responsible for some rather bad matchmaking. So much so, she's punished and exiled from the human world. 
 
Fed up she angrily fires Love Arrows at a fae prince, but he retaliates, and suddenly, she's pushed out of the Veil. 
 
Now, she has a real body. A real life. And she is ready for some matchmaking of her own. 
 
This time, she's going to find love for herself.

Bonds of Cupidity

She found love. Now, she needs to try and keep it. 
 
She spent years in the Veil as an invisible cupid. Unable to talk, touch or love anyone, which made her a little bitter. 
 
Now, Emelle has a life . . . and a bounty on her head. The fae prince wants her dead, and her three gorgeous genfins are arrested. The royal culling trials are about to begin, but Emelle isn't going to let everything be taken from her without a fight. 
 
There's rebellion in the air, a princess who's not all she appears to be and a lamassu fae who claims to be Emelle's mate. 
 
Love is getting complicated. 
 
But to a cupid, it always is. 
 
Bonds of Cupidity is Book Two in the fun, addictive and sexy Heart Hassle series 
 
Gild, Glint and Gleam, Sunday Times bestsellers, April 2023

She spent years in the Veil as an invisible cupid. Unable to talk, touch or love anyone, which made her a little bitter. 
 
Now, Emelle has a life . . . and a bounty on her head. The fae prince wants her dead, and her three gorgeous genfins are arrested. The royal culling trials are about to begin, but Emelle isn't going to let everything be taken from her without a fight. 
 
There's rebellion in the air, a princess who's not all she appears to be and a lamassu fae who claims to be Emelle's mate. 
 
Love is getting complicated. 
 
But to a cupid, it always is.

For the Love of Cupidity

Welcome to Happily Ever After . . . 
 
Emelle and her four mates are now parents, and their nest is growing. 
 
Aside from the impending delivery she has to prepare for, Emelle also happens to be the cupid boss, which means she needs to train the new recruits just in time for Valentine's Day. 
 
With cupids, and babies, and her harem mates, she's got her hands full. 
 
Yet as she knows, if you can't do something with love, then it's not worth doing at all. Luckily, she still has plenty of that to go around. 
 
And she's about to get a lot more love back than she expected... 
 
For the Love of Cupidity is a novella and Book Four in the fun, addictive and sexy Heart Hassle series 
 
Gild, Glint and Gleam, Sunday Times bestsellers, April 2023

Emelle and her four mates are now parents, and their nest is growing. 
 
Aside from the impending delivery she has to prepare for, Emelle also happens to be the cupid boss, which means she needs to train the new recruits just in time for Valentine's Day. 
 
With cupids, and babies, and her harem mates, she's got her hands full. 
 
Yet as she knows, if you can't do something with love, then it's not worth doing at all. Luckily, she still has plenty of that to go around. 
 
 
And she's about to get a lot more love back than she expected.

Raven Kennedy

Praise for the Plated Prisoner Series:

Sarah A Parker, author of To Bleed a Crystal Bloom and When The Moon Hatched

One king caged my body. 
 
Another has caged my mind. 
 
War has broken out between Annwyn and Orea, though that&rsquo;s not the only battle being waged. 
 
There&rsquo;s a fight inside me, and it&rsquo;s one I&rsquo;m determined to win, no matter how much they try to strip me down and hollow me out. 
 
Yet they&rsquo;ve forgotten one thing. The ancient magic of the pair bond. One can never truly be lost when two souls are already bound. 
 
Because Slade and I? We are connected by more than just fated magic, and we will always find each other.

Raven Kennedy

Praise for Goldfinch

Praise for the Plated Prisoner Series:

This series has stolen my heart, my breath, my regard for anything else. I've never been so immersed in a story before-never read characters that have felt so real. I've cried, laughed, screamed, throw ...

Raven writes with a magic that comes to life on the page. Every single word gleams like gold

Praise for the Plated Prisoner Series:

This series has stolen my heart, my breath, my regard for anything else. I've never been so immersed in a story before-never read characters that have felt so real. I've cried, laughed, screamed, throw ...

Raven writes with a magic that comes to life on the page. Every single word gleams like gold

Praise for the Plated Prisoner Series:

This series has stolen my heart, my breath, my regard for anything else. I've never been so immersed in a story before-never read characters that have felt so real. I've cried, laughed, screamed, throw ...

Raven writes with a magic that comes to life on the page. Every single word gleams like gold

Books by Raven Kennedy

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