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Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

The Trial of Hearts - A Seductive Wonderland Romantasy Where Desire Is Dangerous and Every Choice Has a Price

by Aveline Marsh

Alice Liddell enters the Wonderland Trial for money, one night of monitored dreaming in exchange for the chance to escape her old life. But the dream recognises her.

At twenty-one, Alice is restless, grieving, and desperate for a life that finally belongs to her. The mysterious dream research study promises safety, supervision, and enough money to fund her year abroad. Instead, Alice wakes inside a dark and seductive Wonderland of roses, mirrors, clocks, impossible doors, dangerous courts, and beautiful monsters.

- A world built from grief.
- A world shaped by desire.
- A world that knows exactly what she wants before she is brave enough to admit it.

Darius Charm is temptation with a smile sharp enough to wound. Gideon Gale is restraint, mystery, and the kind of safety that feels more dangerous than desire. Vivienne is beauty, truth, and the unsettling freedom of being seen too clearly. Each of them offers Alice something she craves. Each of them could cost her something she cannot afford to lose.
As the Trial tightens around her, Alice must face the truth about her parents, the dream system that found her before she was born, and the crown waiting at the centre of Wonderland. Because being wanted is not the same as being loved.
About the author
Aveline Marsh
Known for creating adult romantasy filled with dark courts, dangerous bargains, hidden histories and complicated relationships. Her books explore desire, power, loyalty and love within richly imagined fantasy worlds.