Wild and Wicked Things

"Haunting, immersive, and seething with dark magic."―Alexis Henderson

Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book of 2022!

In the aftermath of World War I, a lush, decadent gothic tale unfolds as a young woman slips into a glamorous world filled with illicit magic, romance, and murder. On Crow Island, people whisper that real magic lurks just below the surface.

But magic doesn't interest Annie Mason. Not after it stole her future. She's on the island only to settle her late father's estate and, hopefully, reconnect with her long-absent best friend, Beatrice, who fled their dreary lives for a more glamorous one.

Yet Crow Island is brimming with temptation, and the most mesmerizing may be her enigmatic new neighbor.

Mysterious and alluring, Emmeline Delacroix is a figure shadowed by rumors of witchcraft. Soon, Annie is drawn into a glittering, haunted world. A world where the boundaries of wickedness are tested, and the cost of illicit magic might be death.

To those who are bright and young; to those who are wild and wicked; welcome to Crow Island.

Praise for Wild and Wicked Things:

"A deep, sensuous exploration of the bonds between three very different, complex women that readers won't soon forget." --Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author

"Brimming with romance and gilded with danger, Wild and Wicked Things is a heady, lyrical gem of a book."--Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author


Author: Francesca May
Publisher: Redhook
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.70w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780316287159

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2021 pg. 13
Publishers Weekly 11/22/2021
Library Journal 02/01/2022 pg. 54
Booklist 02/01/2022 pg. 28
Shelf Awareness 03/29/2022

About the Author
Francesca May grew up in the middle of England where she spent her childhood devouring fantasy books and brewing potions in her back garden. She currently lives in Derby with her family, three giant dogs, and two black cats. By day she works as a bookseller at Waterstones. By night she accidentally kills every house plant she touches and writes novels about gothic mansions, witchcraft, and queer love. She also writes psychological thrillers and gothic suspense as Fran Dorricott. You can find her on Twitter @franwritesstuff or her website at www.frandorricott.com