<p><b>A stolen magical gem transforms an orphan''s destiny... A stunning and completely unputdownable romantasy novel set in an alternative historical Paris, <i>The Kiss of the Nightingale </i>weaves together the seduction of </b><b><i>Bridgerton</i></b><b> and the magic of Raven Kennedy''s <i>Gild</i>.</b><br><br><b>1890, Lut¿: </b>In this city, Talents are everything: precious gems that gift unrivalled skills to their owners. The most coveted, Elite Talents, are claimed by the aristocracy, passed through generations by blood magic.<br><br>Cleodora dreamed of inheriting her father''s Tailoring Talent, but when he died, the magic died with him. Now she''s left with empty promises, a dress shop she can''t keep afloat, and her bed-ridden younger sister.<br><br>But everything changes when she meets the dark-eyed Lady Dahlia Sibille. Dahlia offers Cleodora a Singing Talent - a chance to save her beloved sister and rewrite her own fate. From the first instant, Cleodora is bewitched... There