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CRADLE OF SECRETS
A luscious Victorian fantasy romance, perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare's INFERNAL DEVICES series or Hafsah Faizal's A TEMPEST OF TEA. Publishing May 2025 in paperback, ebook and audio from Podium with Stephanie Beard as acquiring editor.
When an intrepid American with a dark past becomes a hired gun for a mysterious woman in London, he’s shocked to discover a world crawling with monsters.
Jem has lied and cheated his way out of America and into the most fashionable circles of Victorian London’s elite. He has almost everything he ever wanted: a beautiful, if gullible, tycoon’s daughter on his arm and a patron who’s willing to fund his lavish lifestyle. But none of it delivers the high he always thought it would. So when a mysterious woman called Felicity appears at a ball and asks him to demonstrate his legendary gunslinger skills, he can’t resist.
But Jem is about to realise the problem with inventing yourself an elaborate adventuring it doesn’t hold up very long when you’re confronted with real monsters risen from the grave.
Narrowly escaping with his life, Jem discovers Felicity isn’t all that she appears either. He tries to return to normality, but when tragedy strikes, he’s forced to seek her out at her home, Grimwood Manor, where he finds her surrounded by a motley crew of friends, none of whom seem exactly . . . human.
Swept up in a world of witches, werewolves, and other creatures that ought not to exist, Jem struggles to keep his dark past buried. But when a string of supernatural murders rocks the human world, he must confront his fears and join forces with his new friends to figure out who’s creating monsters out of men.
A perfect blend of fantasy, romance, and paranormal mystery, Cradle of Secrets is the brilliant start to a gripping series perfect for fans of Bridgerton and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
An alumni of the Penguin Write Now Scheme which champions underrepresented writers, Jasmine is a wonderful new voice in the genre and we can't wait for everyone to fall head over heels for her little gang of magical misfits. This is the book for everyone who couldn't help but fancy TANGLED's lovable rogue, Flynn Rider, over any of the Princes and for all those who discovered their own found-family through secret magical worlds.
Jem has lied, cheated and stolen to leave America and make his way into the swankiest circles of London’s elite. And he almost has everything he ever wanted, a beautiful if vapid fiancé and a patron who’s willing to fund his lavish lifestyle. But now he’s here, it doesn’t deliver the high he always thought it would. So when a mysterious woman called Felicity appears at a ball and asks him to demonstrate his legendary gunslinger skills, he can’t quite resist.
Jem’s about to realise the problem with inventing yourself an elaborate adventuring background is, it doesn’t hold up very long when you’re confronted with real monsters.
Narrowly escaping with his life, Jem realises Felicity isn’t all she appears. He tries to slip back into his normal life but can’t quite resist the pull of an actual adventure. So alongside Felicity, a young woman cursed with immortality so she must watch everyone she loves grow up and leave her; Odessa, a witch with no magic; Rashid, a scientist who figured out how to turn people invisible but not how to turn them back; and McLaren, a Scotsman who may or may not be a werewolf – Jem must figure out who is creating monsters out of men.
Jasmine Wigham lives in England's frozen north and works as many retail shifts as she can get. After finishing a degree in History and English literature, she went on to become a finalist in Penguin Random House’s Write Now Scheme, which aims to champion promising new writers who are so far underrepresented in the publishing landscape. She aims to fill her books with the people and places she grew up with but never appeared in her reading material. CRADLE OF SECRETS is her debut novel.
CRADLE OF SECRETS is the start of a stunning new crossover fantasy trilogy that will appeal to YA and adult readers alike. Book 2, CRADLE OF FEAR will publish in 2026.
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