Book description
Love at first sight has never been so terrifying It's been a while
since 16-year-old Fleur Griffon has had one of the weird and scary
dreams that used to plague her childhood. So she's really creeped out
when she starts dreaming of being hunted through a dark forest by an
unseen, sinister archer. But when her bookseller mother unexpectedly
inherits the magnificent library of a famous French author, Fleur
forgets all about her fears. Excitedly, mother and daughter travel to
Bellerive Manor, near the ancient French town of Avallon, reputedly the
last resting place of the 'real' King Arthur. And it is there, in the
magical green forest near Bellerive, that Fleur meets a handsome,
mysterious boy called Remy Gomert. It seems to be love at first sight,
beautiful as a dream. But Fleur's nightmare is just about to begin . . .
The first stories Isabelle Merlin remembers are the traditional fairy
tales told to her by her French grandmother. Later, she heard family
stories, which proved to her that magic and romance and terror don't
only appear in fairytales: like the romantic story of the beautiful
ancestor who caught the eye of the Sun-King, Louis XIV; or the amazing
story of the wily ancestor who went from being a poor peasant to a
multi-millionaire; or the tragic story of the curse of madness and
misfortune that pursued other ancestors; or the spooky story of the
chain-rattling ghost that haunted the family home deep in the green
countryside of France. It's no wonder that she grew up with a head full
of stories and a burning desire to become a writer. Isabelle lives in
Australia with her family. Isabelle is the author of four books: Three
Wishes, Pop Princess, Cupid's Arrow and Bright Angel.
