Welcome to the world of La Cour des Lions. This summer, grab your copies of The Beautiful and The Damned by Renée Ahdieh and join us for #TheBeautifulSeriesReadAlong, commencing June 28th! Whether you need to refresh your memory on the events of The Beautiful and The Damned before The Righteous hits shelves, or are picking up the series for the first time, all are invited to join in.

Tag along on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #TheBeautifulSeriesReadAlong for progress updates, fun templates, and more!

About The Beautiful:

Now in paperback, the first book–an instant bestseller–in the sumptuous, sultry, and romantic YA vampire series from New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh.

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she’s forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city becoming embroiled in the glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group’s enigmatic leader, Sébastien Saint Germain.

When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien’s own lair–the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks–Celine must battle her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.

Grab your copy here!

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Ready to start The Damned? Here’s our reading schedule!

About The Damned:

Following the events of The Beautiful, Sébastien Saint Germain is now cursed and forever changed. The treaty between the Fallen and the Brotherhood has been broken, and war between the immortals seems imminent. The price of loving Celine was costly.

But Celine has also paid a high price for loving Bastien. Still recovering from injuries sustained during a night she can’t quite remember, her dreams are troubled. And she doesn’t know she has inadvertently set into motion a chain of events that could lead to her demise and unveil a truth about herself she’s not ready to learn.

Forces hiding in the shadows have been patiently waiting for this moment. And just as Bastien and Celine begin to uncover the danger around them, they learn their love could tear them apart.

Grab your copy here!

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July is full of amazing reads! Click here to see what’s hitting shelves