Cake Eater - Hardcover

by Allyson Dahlin (Author)

"With a love story for the ages, this vivid tale takes the history we know and recasts it into an exciting, technicolor, future world that challenges what we know here in the present, and how we know it. I loved it! I couldn't put it down!" --Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author of the Across the Universe trilogy

Decadent, thrilling, and romantic, this Black Mirror-esque dystopian romance retelling of the reign of one Marie Antoinette is perfect for fans of The Belles and American Royals.

The year is 3070, and Marie Antoinette, a social media influencer princess, has just arrived at the glittering, thrilling palace of Versailles to marry the shy, soft-spoken Louis-Auguste.

But beneath the luxurious world lies a sinister underbelly of political intrigue and an uncompromising elite who want to keep Marie and Louis pawns in a deadly game.

Will history repeat itself? Or will these doomed lovers outwit their enemies and escape their grisly fate?

Cake Eater, a high-stakes YA science fiction adventure, will take readers to a dazzling world full of breathless luxuries, deadly secrets, and a thrilling romance that attempts to rewrite history itself.

• Futuristic Retelling: Step into the year 3070, where the glittering palace of Versailles is powered by neon and deadly secrets, and Marie Antoinette is the internet's favorite princess.
• Arranged Marriage: To secure an alliance, Marie is promised to the shy, soft-spoken Louis-Auguste. But in a court this dangerous, a political pawn is the last thing she wants to be.
• Cyberpunk Royalty: Beneath the holograms and high-tech luxuries lies a sinister game of court intrigue controlled by a ruthless elite who have their own plans for the young royals.
• A Fight to Rewrite History: Faced with a grisly fate foretold by the past, can these doomed lovers outwit their enemies and forge their own destiny?