Malice by Heather Walter – A Darkly Enchanting Retelling

Step into a world where fairy tales aren’t what they seem. Malice by Heather Walter is a spellbinding, sapphic retelling of Sleeping Beauty—but this time, the villain takes center stage.

Alyce, known as the Dark Grace, is shunned in the kingdom of Briar for her rare and dangerous magic. While other Graces craft beauty and charm, Alyce’s power is feared—whispered about in hushed tones as a curse rather than a gift. But when she crosses paths with Princess Aurora, the last heir to the throne doomed to die unless she finds true love, everything changes. Instead of fearing Alyce, Aurora sees her. She welcomes her. And, most dangerously of all, she desires her.

As Alyce is pulled deeper into forbidden love and dark magic, she begins to question everything she was told about herself. What if the wicked fairy of legend wasn’t a villain at all—but a girl fighting for her own place in a world that cast her aside?

Darkly seductive and brimming with lush world-building, Malice is a tale of love, power, and fate, perfect for fans of morally gray characters and sapphic romance. This isn’t the fairy tale you remember—it’s the one you were meant to read.