Bitter Fruit

Teens

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Synopsis

Sometimes actions can be more poisonous than any fruit, especially when dark magick is involved… Arabella Cuthbert lives in a magickal world where females aren’t valued. Her future includes a husband, children, and endless days tending house unless Arabella can prevent it. When the young Spelltwister stumbles across a name in an ancient tome, it leads her to the crotchety proprietress of White’s Antiquities and her malus malum. Esther White reveals a way for Arabella to have everything she’s ever wanted—fill the bad apple with the souls of seven evil men. The task makes Arabella question everything she’s worked for, but has she bitten off more than she can chew from the rotten apple? Is it too late to change things again? All Things Dark & Magickal is a young adult series featuring time travel and retold fairy tales.

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Author Biography

SF Benson loves putting a spin on a story. She primarily writes romantic fantasy with unusual characters in unexpected circumstances. SF’s books feature diverse and strong characters who have to work hard to get to their happily ever after. Sometimes the playing field is fraught with supernaturals. Other times it might be a pervasive magic. No matter how you look at it, her characters know how to meet the challenge and get what they desire—love! Published since 2016, SF has released sixteen books in five different series and has appeared in four anthologies! Under Nadirah Foxx, she’s written six books on the darker, steamier side of life. Curious about what all SF Benson and her alter ego, Nadirah Foxx, might be up to? Check them out at https://www.authorsfbenson.com/.

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A Fitting Punishment?

Arabella Cuthbert is a character with good intentions. She wanted respect in a world that didn't value women. Problem was, she went about acquiring that respect the wrong way. But was her punishment justified? After all, she was under the influence of a powerful adult who deceived her. Arabella crops up once more in the conclusion to the series, The Red Veil, releasing next week.

Book Excerpt

Bitter Fruit

Swallowing hard, I inched down the hazy path. It was cold, and I was hungry. The only thing that kept my feet moving was the simple fact there were bigger things—hungrier things—in the Void.

“Arabella!”

The male voice was familiar. Suddenly, the smokiness parted, and my little brother stepped forward.

“Why are you here?” I cried. “You didn’t do anything.”

“The Guild disagreed. I’m not here for an eternity. Only until I turn eighteen.”

I forced a smile. “Then we should stay together. There is safety in numbers.”

“No, Arabella. I can’t help you. Any bad behavior on my part shall extend my sentence.”

“What are you saying?”

My heart froze. I thought it might have been a rumor, but apparently, it was true. The Guild really did alter the minds of those who had temporary sentences in the Void. Looking closely at my brother, I saw it. They had erased his concern for me. I was no more important to him than a bug on the ground.

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SF Benson

Bitter Fruit

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A Fitting Punishment?

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Bitter Fruit

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