The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

The second installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series features the Alchemists--a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the human and vampire worlds.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she's been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California--tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age-old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi--the fiercest vampires, the ones who don't die. But it's her fear of being just that--special, magical, powerful--that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else--someone forbidden to her.

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney's loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.

Should she trust the Alchemists--or her heart?

Mead founded the Alban Institute in 1974 and is now its president emeritus. He has continued to consult with congregations, speak, and publish since his retirement in 1993. A Shift of Pastors:...And How That Affects Change in the Congregation (2005), More Than Numbers: The Ways Churches Develop, and Financial Crisis in the Mainline? are among his many writings.

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ISBN 13	9781595146021
ISBN 10	1595146024
Title	The Golden Lily
Author	Richelle Mead
Series	Bloodlines
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Razorbill
Year published	2013-01-08
Number of pages	448
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.