Books with title The Crystal Heart

A girl in a tower. An underground kingdom. A crystal heart split in two, symbolising true love lost . . . When Kasper joins the elite guard watching over a dangerous prisoner in a tower, he believes he is protecting his country from a powerful witch. Until one day he discovers the prisoner is a beautiful princess – Izolda of Night– who is condemned by a prophecy to die on her eighteenth birthday. Kasper decides to help her escape. But their hiding place won’t remain secret forever. Will they find their happily ever after?'A deftly woven tale of warring kingdoms and the redeeming power of love. Another winner from Sophie Masson.' - Juliet Marillier, author of the Shadowfell series

In a fiery tale filled with villains and heroes, this installment of the Earth Angel series takes readers on a magical journey rich with emotion, intrigue, and danger. Fans of Twilight, The Red Queen, The Selection, and Harry Potter will devour this breathless fantasy set in a modern mystical world.Layla's had enough. Her entire life has been shaped by Agro's wicked obsession. Now he threatens the lives of the people she loves most.The time has come for her to face the enemy. But it takes heart to destroy pure evil. Is Layla’s as extraordinary as it seems?

"The Crystal Cup" reveals the struggle a young artist faces when he is taken from his family and forced to work for the king. He is promised freedom in return for his hard work making a perfect crystal vase. But the story takes a tragic twist when he dies immediately following his completion of the vase. The king jeopardizes his reign after displaying the artist's remains alongside the vase during a feast at the castle.

When Tomas Hinkkel discovers a sorcerer’s staff in the Black Sun Forest the Circle and Crescent Academy of Magic and Craft finds itself a new recruit. Along with the other first-year students Tom is taken on a journey to the Kingdom of Abbington’s capital city, Thiamore.Once there he has to overcome the initial trials and entrance exams before he can be selected. He meets a young aspiring wizard, Mica and his reluctant witching sister Amber. Before they even get a chance to start their studies the crystal Heart of Abbington is stolen. And an old curse begins to come true. This is all foreseen by a young fortune teller Jenny. As the city begins to fall into chaos the students find themselves in the middle of the search for the Heart of Abbington, taken by a mysterious creature into the forest.Not only do they have to find their way out of the forest before dark, but they have to learn how to control their developing magic too.When a powerful old sorcerer appears Tom has to decide between wanting to know more about his past and saving his newly found friends.

A girl in a tower. An underground kingdom. This retelling of Rapunzel offers a gripping blend of magic, romance, adventure, fairytale, and mystery.When 17-year-old army conscript Kasper Bator is chosen to join the elite guard that keeps watch over a dangerous prisoner in a tower, he believes what he's been told: the prisoner is a powerful witch. But when he meets the prisoner, Kasper's life will change forever—for the prisoner is no witch, but a beautiful young girl. The daughter of the country's enemy, the Prince of Night, Izolda has been held hostage since she was three. And she is in imminent danger, for a prophecy says she must die on her 16th birthday if Krainos is to be saved from the Prince of Night. Kasper decides to help her escape. As the days pass, their friendship turns into real love, but their hiding place won't stay safe forever.

While Maer struggles to secure a prosperous future for Emberya, Andalia had already forgone fighting for her own. Gowns instead of shackles, she is trapped in the exact life she had tried to escape. The one thing she hadn't counted on, however, was to find a friend in her enemy's son.As they help each other survive the games of court, Maer and Andalia realize the king's actions impact far more than just their individual fates. But even that is only the beginning...

I’m Matt – the most ordinary boy you’ll ever meet. Except, that’s not true. I’m the most EXTRAORDINARY boy you’ll ever meet. I can read minds! No, I really can! I was given this weird crystal by an old lady I knew. And I was having a BLAST, listening in on all my friends’ – and teachers’ – thoughts, until one day I overheard a truly EVIL plot. Then I knew I had to try to use its power for something important – to save a life…-- ‘PETE JOHNSON is a master storyteller’ The Bookseller

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Picture a hidden island where the plants are alive, mermaids transport all over through pools of water, fruit judges your intentions, the atmosphere sings, and a ex-pirate cabin boy teamed up with an amnesiac bounty hunter, a mysterious street urchin, a girl with extra-human powers, and a vampire are in a race with said pirates and vampire slayers to find a lost crystaline heart with the power to grant one thousand wishes, but has only one left. And to make matters worse, the ulterior motives within and outside of the groups are almost stranger than when the island starts singing.

This short story was written by Bram Stoker the world famous author of Dracula. It is the story of a young artist who is taken away from his wife and forced to create works of art for a king who wants to have a great feast in his castle. With the promise of freedom so that he can return to his beloved he puts everything he has into creating a perfect vase of crystal. His greatest achievement turns to tragedy when he dies immediately after finishing it. The king risks bringing an equal tragedy on himself when he goes ahead and puts the vase, along with the dead body of its creator, on display at the feast.