The Dark Within Us: a gripping contemporary romance set in a quirky reimagining of hell 
by Jess Popplewell 
 
The Dark Within Us brings an inventive, funny and quirky reimagining of a modern version of hell.
Jenny's felt broken for a long time.
 
Luc has his own issues - you would too if your family ruled Hell.
 
When they meet at a party, sparks fly. She sees a handsome devil. He sees a lost soul.
Both sense trouble.
 
But it will take a journey to the very depths of the underworld to bring a girl and a demon together...
 
The stunning debut novel from the Times/Chicken House Children’s Competition 2022 Chairman’s Choice Prize winner, Jess Popplewell.
Draws on the author’s own experience of homelessness, making this a powerful authentic story.
Dante’s Inferno meets Euphoria in this fresh contemporary YA.
 
PRAISE FOR THE DARK WITHIN US:
‘a thrilling, occasionally frightening, romantasy … a talent to watch.’ THE BOOKSELLER
‘the perfect mix of danger, desperation, adventure, heartbreak and remake.' AMIE JORDAN, AUTHOR OF ALL THE HIDDEN MONSTERS