Grave Flowers

Marry the prince, then kill him. A twisty, dark royalcore fantasy that takes the courtly intrigue of Hamlet and infuses it with the vicious ambition of the Boleyn family. When Princess Madalina's twin sister Inessa dies, it changes Madalina's life forever. Thrust into taking Inessa's place to wed the prince of a neighboring land, she also steps into Inessa's real role of assassin of her husband-to-be. But what other secrets are being kept from her by her sister? Will she succeed in resisting Prince Aeric's charms - and in her mission?

A dark, romantic YA fantasy where a flower shop that caters to the dead becomes the heart of a mystery. Grave Flowers by Autumn Krause is a Fae Crate YA September 2025 exclusive edition, featuring a redesigned exclusive cover, hardcase artwork with accents, digitally printed edges, and illustrated endpapers — plus a bookplate signed by the author and a ribbon bookmark.

A twisty, dark royalcore fantasy that takes the courtly intrigue of Hamlet and infuses it with the vicious ambition of the Boleyn family. For readers who love Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas. Marry the prince, then kill him. Princess Madalina and her twin sister, Inessa, were born attached at the hand and separated right after. That's the only time the sisters ever held hands. The girls' personalities have been shaped in the Sinet family's drive to make their kingdom more than what it is: unrespectable and loathsome, a damp place where deceit fills the palace walls like mold. Madalina is different from her family. She's considered the weak one and only finds peace in the garden, tending her magical flowers, which are pejoratively called grave flowers because they are ideal for torture and torment. Secretly, she dreams of escape and a new life. Then Inessa, who was betrothed to the heir of a wealthy kingdom—Prince Aeric—gets trapped in Bide, a terrifying purgatory, and begs Madalina to set her free. Now, not only must Madalina take her sister's place as Aeric's bride-to-be, but she also must finish Inessa's secret mission: Inessa wasn't just sent to marry Prince Aeric, but to kill him, too, and solidify a profitable pact with his traitorous uncle. On behalf of her family, Madalina will need to resist the infuriatingly clever prince—as well as her own heart—if she's to free her sister and finish the job.