Bloodlines: the fiery heart (book 4) Penguin random house children's uk (Penguin Random House Children's UK)

Bloodlines: The Fiery Heart is the smouldering fourth book in the bestselling Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead, set in the world of Vampire Academy - Now a major film. A pulse-pounding world of magic, alchemy, vampires and true love awaits...When pulses quicken no secret is safe.

Sydney always believed that alchemists were born to protect vampire secrets and human lives - until she met Marcus and turned her back on everything she once knew. But she's not free yet. When her sister Zoe arrives, Sydney can only tell half-truths about her past.

And with every word she risks exposure - and the fatal consequences. Consumed aby passion and vengeance, Sydney must choose her path once and for all. Even if that means harnessing her magical powers to destroy the way of life she was raised to defend...Praise for Richelle Mead: "Exciting, empowering and un-put-downable".

(MTV's Hollywood Crush). "We're suckers for it!" (Entertainment Weekly). Also available in the Bloodlines series: Bloodlines (Book 1); Bloodlines: The Golden Lily (Book 2); Bloodlines: The Indigo Spell (Book 3); Bloodlines: The Fiery Heart (Book 4); and And don't miss: Bloodlines: Silver Shadows (Book 5).Discover where the story began in the Vampire Academy series: Now a Major Film: Vampire Academy (Book 1); Vampire Academy: Frostbite (Book 2); Vampire Academy: Shadow Kiss (Book 3); Vampire Academy: Blood Promise (Book 4); Vampire Academy: Spirit Bound (Book 5); and Vampire Academy: Last Sacrifice (Book 6).

About the author: Richelle Mead is the New York Times and global bestselling author of the Vampire Academy series (soon to be a movie blockbuster in Feb 2014), the Bloodlines series and the Age of X series.

Richelle lives in Seattle, Washington.