THE SWEETEST DARK
Book ID/图书代码： 06830012B55178
English Summary/英文概要： For fans of Lauren Kate and Libba Bray, The Sweetest Dark is filled with thrilling romance, exciting adventure, and ancient magic. Shana Abé brilliantly captures the drama of post-Victorian England, while unfolding a passionate love story that defies time.
“With every fiber of my being, I yearned to be normal. To glide through my days at Iverson without incident. But I’d have to face the fact that my life was about to unfold in a very, very different way than I’d ever envisioned. Normal would become forever out of reach.”
Lora Jones has always known that she’s different. On the outside, she appears to be an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl. Yet Lora’s been keeping a heartful of secrets: She hears songs that no one else can hear, dreams vividly of smoke and flight, and lives with a mysterious voice inside her that insists she’s far more than what she seems.
England, 1915. Raised in an orphanage in a rough corner of London, Lora quickly learns to hide her unique abilities and avoid attention. Then, much to her surprise, she is selected as the new charity student at Iverson, an elite boarding school on England’s southern coast. Iverson’s eerie, gothic castle is like nothing Lora has ever seen. And the two boys she meets there will open her eyes and forever change her destiny.
Jesse is the school’s groundskeeper—a beautiful boy who recognizes Lora for who and what she truly is. Armand is a darkly handsome and arrogant aristocrat who harbors a few closely guarded secrets of his own. Both hold the answers to her past. One is the key to her future. And both will aim to win her heart. As danger descends upon Iverson, Lora must harness the powers she’s only just begun to understand, or else lose everything she dearly loves.
Filled with lush atmosphere, thrilling romance, and ancient magic, The Sweetest Dark brilliantly captures a rich historical era while unfolding an enchanting love story that defies time.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《最甜蜜的夜》充满了激动人心的浪漫，惊心动魄的历险和古老的魔法。Shana Abé 巧妙地抓住了英国后维多利亚时代的戏剧风格，展开了一场超越时间的痴爱故事。“我只想做个普通人。不出意外的话，我在艾弗森度过的时光将平淡无奇。但我必须面对事实，我的生活正以一种与我设想的截然不同的方式展开。平淡无奇再也遥不可及了。”
Lora Jones一直知道她自己与人不同。她外表看起来是一个普通的十六岁女孩。然而，Lora一直在心里藏着一个秘密：她能听到别人听不到的歌声，梦里身临其境的烟雾和飞行，心里那个神秘的声音让她坚定地知道她远比看上去的自己要复杂。
故事发生在1915的英格兰。Lora Jones是在伦敦一个街角的孤儿院长大的，她很快就学会了隐藏自己的独特能力，避免引起关注。之后，她出乎意料地被选为艾弗森的新助学生，艾弗森英格兰南部海岸的一个精英寄宿学校。艾弗森怪诞、哥特式的城堡是是Lora从来没有见过的。在这里遇到的两个男孩会让她大开眼界，并永远改变了她的命运。
Jesse是学校的看护人——一个清秀的男孩认出了Lora的真正身份。Armand是一个阴郁、英俊、傲慢的贵族，紧紧地藏着自己的秘密。两人都对她的过去守口如瓶。这是她拥有未来的关键。两人都想赢得她的芳心。然而当危险降临到艾弗森，Lora必须驾驭这些她才刚刚开始了解的神秘力量，否则她就要失去她所爱的一切。（Pêche）
Awards/获奖情况：“一个关于发现自我的故事，爱、勇气与龙族……我被迷住了。”——纽约时报畅销书Wicked Lovely 作者Melissa Marr
“Abé创造了一个丰富新鲜的世界。”——RT书评（四星级）
“Abé的作品优雅美丽……《最甜蜜的夜》是完美的幻想读物。”——坏蛋书评
“充满力量，引人入胜。”——Genre Go Round Reviews
“A wonderfully refreshing story of self-discovery, love, courage—and dragons……I was enchanted.”—Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Lovely
“Abé creates a rich and refreshing world.”—RT Book Reviews(four stars)
“Abe’s writing is both elegant and beautiful……The Sweetest Dark is the perfect fantasy read.”—Badass Book Reviews
“Strong and spellbinding.”—Genre Go Round Reviews
About the Author/作者介绍： Shana Abé is an American author of romance novels. She is a past winner of the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and has won numerous Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards. Novels
A Rose in Winter (1998)
The Promise of Rain (1998)
The Truelove Bride (1999)
Intimate Enemies(2000)
A Kiss at Midnight (2000)
The Secret Swan(2001)
The Last Mermaid(2004)
Drakon Series
The Smoke Thief (2005)
The Dream Thief (2006)
Queen of Dragons (2007)
The Treasure Keeper (2009)
The Time Weaver (2010)
Shana Abé出生在德克萨斯。她的童年生活在科罗拉多州，作为交流生在墨西哥待过一段时间，十七岁的时候在日本做模特。Abé写道，童年时期，在做模特的空闲时间她完成了“最愚蠢的浪漫小说”。她的作品注重浪漫，这也是她最喜欢阅读的书籍类型。后来她在洛杉矶上了大学，获得戏剧学士学位。
她的第二部小说，也是一个当代的爱情故事，在写作比赛获得了第三名。她把书寄给几个有意向的代理，得到许多类似的回答 “文笔很好，但是你作品是什么路线？” Abé不愿意让自己的作品也遵循那些规范化爱情小说的教条，她把创作重心放在历史演义小说。Abé第一次尝试创作历史演义，新婚的她选择了她与丈夫的爱情故事，只是时间设定在中世纪。班坦图书公司买下了这份手稿并出版《冬天里的玫瑰》。
Abé随后许多的小说也把时间在中世纪。ABé选择时间段是因为“伟大的二分法…这一时期激发了伟大的思想，谦逊优雅的骑士精神，但同样在这一时期也有的不可否认的坚忍不拔的的一面。”
Abé获得了浪漫主义成就奖，并六次被提名评论家选出的浪漫主义时代奖项，两次获奖。
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