As something like love grows between them amid an otherworldly ordeal, Dee begins to wonder: Can she give James her heart when it’s no longer hers to give? In The Hearts We Sold, demons can be outwitted, hearts can be reclaimed, monsters can be fought, and love isn’t impossible. Reality is turned on its head, and Dee has only her fellow “heartless,” the charming but secretive James Lancer, to keep her grounded.

After graduating from Western Oregon University with an English degree, she enrolled in the publishing program at Rosemont College just outside of Philadelphia.

Her debut middle grade novel, Unseen Magic, was released in 2022. Emily Lloyd-Jones grew up on a vineyard in rural Oregon, where she played in evergreen forests and learned to fear sheep. And what comes after Dee makes her deal is a nightmare far bigger, far more monstrous than anything she ever could have imagined. Her young adult novels include Illusive, Deceptive, The Hearts We Sold, The Bone Houses, and The Drowned Woods. The demon who Dee approaches doesn’t trade in the usual arms and legs, however. But this is a world where demons exist, and the demons are there to make deals: one human body part in exchange for one wish come true. Alysha Welliver, Best of Books Unseen Magic is rich with eccentric charm that comes alive beneath the gaze of the looming redwoods that pepper the town of Aldermere. Her home life sucks (to put it mildly), and she’s about to get booted from her boarding school–the only place she’s ever felt free–for lack of funds. Emily Lloyd-Jones is a remarkable writer, weaving a tale about magic hiding in plain sight and of accepting yourself, fears and all.

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