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Curses

By: Lish McBride

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Now in paperback, this YA fantasy is a gender-flipped take on 'Beauty and the Beast' brimming with magic and sharp humor. "A unique and twisty magical romp!" —Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author "Curses is the 'Beauty and the Beast' retelling I've been waiting for." —Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author Merit Cravan refused to fulfill her obligation to marry a prince, leading to a fairy godling's curse. She will be forced to live as a beast forever, unless she agrees to marry a man of her mother's choosing before her eighteenth birthday. Tevin Dumont has always been a pawn in his family's cons. The prettiest boy in a big family, his job is to tempt naïve rich girls to abandon their engagements, unless their parents agree to pay him off. But after his mother runs afoul of the beast, she decides to trade Tevin for her own freedom. Now, Tevin and Merit have agreed that he can pay off his mother's debt by using his con-artist skills to help Merit find the best match . . . but what if the best match is Tevin himself?

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198481561X

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Red in Tooth and Claw

By: Lish McBride

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Red in Tooth and Claw

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A dark young adult Western fantasy about a teen in a remote settlement full of monsters and secrets. "In this eerie, blood-splashed Western, Lish McBride invokes a frontier that is harsh, cruel, and practical...A damned enjoyable novel." —Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns Faolan Kelly’s grandfather is dead. She’s alone in the world and suddenly homeless, all because the local powers that be don’t think a young man of sixteen is mature enough to take over his grandfather’s homestead…and that’s with them thinking Faolan is a young man. If she revealed that her grandfather had been disguising her for years, they would marry her off at the first opportunity. The mayor finds a solution that serves everyone but Faolan: He hires a gunslinger to ship her off to the Settlement, a remote fort where social outcasts live under the leadership of His Benevolence Gideon Dillard. It's a place rife with mystery, kept afloat by suspicious wealth. Dillard's absolute command over his staff just doesn't seem right. And neither do the strange noises that keep Faolan up at night. When Faolan finds the body of a Settlement boarder, mangled by something that can’t possibly be human, it’s clear something vicious is stalking the palisades. And as Settlement boarders continue to drop like flies, Faolan knows she must escape to evade the creature’s wrath.

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1984815636

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Necromancing the Stone

By: Lish McBride

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Necromancing the Stone

By: Lish McBride

Kidnapped six weeks ago by the Blackthorn pack of werewolves and fey hounds, and under their protection, Sam LaCroix is unsure if his necromancer rival is dead, in this sequel to "Hold Me Closer, Necromancer.

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1484408101

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Heads Will Roll

A Tor.Com Original

By: Lish McBride

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Heads Will Roll

A Tor.Com Original

By: Lish McBride

Lena's not your typical animal trainer. And when she and her unicorn partner, Steve, decide to enter a fight, it's definitely not your typical fight... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Curses

By: Lish McBride

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Firebug, Chapters 1-5

By: Lish McBride

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Firebug, Chapters 1-5

By: Lish McBride

Download the first five chapters of FIREBUG, the start of a new series by Lish McBride! Ava is a firebug—she can start fires with her mind. Which would all be well and good if she weren't caught in a deadly contract with the Coterie, a magical mafia. She's one of their main hit men . . . and she doesn't like it one bit. Not least because her mother's death was ordered by Venus—who is now her boss. When Venus asks Ava to kill a family friend, Ava rebels. She knows very well that you can't say no to the Coterie and expect to get away with it, though, so she and her friends hit the road, trying desperately to think of a way out of the mess they find themselves in. Preferably keeping the murder to a minimum.

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Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

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1466876182

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Red in Tooth and Claw

By: Lish McBride

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Red in Tooth and Claw

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Firebug

By: Lish McBride

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Firebug

By: Lish McBride

Ava is a firebug—she can start fires with her mind. Which would all be well and good if she weren't caught in a deadly contract with the Coterie, a magical mafia. She's one of their main hitmen . . . and she doesn't like it one bit. Not least because her boss, Venus, killed Ava's mother. When Venus asks Ava to kill a family friend, Ava rebels. She knows very well that you can't say no to the Coterie and expect to get away with it, though, so she and her friends hit the road, trying desperately to think of a way out of the mess they find themselves in. Preferably keeping the murder to a minimum, in Lish McBride's Firebug.

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Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

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1627791604

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Necromancer

A Novella

By: Lish McBride

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Necromancer

A Novella

By: Lish McBride

DEATH AND WAFFLES: A Short Story by Lish Bride, author of HOLD ME CLOSER, NECROMANCER Matt's childhood friend, Ashley, has been stopping by a lot lately. That might seem pretty normal, but Ashley died years ago and now she's Death. And tonight she wants waffles and fries. INCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF HOLD ME CLOSER, NECROMANCER... Sam leads a pretty normal life. He may not have the most exciting job in the world, but he's doing all right—until a fast food prank brings him to the attention of Douglas, a creepy guy with an intense violent streak. Turns out Douglas is a necromancer who raises the dead for cash and sees potential in Sam. Then Sam discovers he's a necromancer too, but with strangely latent powers. And his worst nightmare wants to join forces . . . or else. With only a week to figure things out, Sam needs all the help he can get. Luckily he lives in Seattle, which has nearly as many paranormal types as it does coffee places. But even with newfound friends, will Sam be able to save his skin?

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1429991909

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Heads Will Roll

A Tor.Com Original

By: Lish McBride

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Pyromantic

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Pyromantic

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Ava is having a rough time. Getting rid of Venus didn't set her free—she's still Coterie. Her new boss seems like an improvement, but who knows if he'll stay that way? The Coterie life changes people. And since Ava's currently avoiding her friends after (disastrously) turning down a date with Lock, well, everything kind of sucks. And that's not even taking into account the feelings she might have for him. But when a mysterious illness starts to affect magical beings, it's up to Ava and her team to stop its spread . . . or else one of them might be next.

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1627795499

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The War for Gloria

A novel

By: Atticus Lish

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The War for Gloria

A novel

By: Atticus Lish

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • This “deeply immersive novel” (The Washington Post) from the author of the award–winning Preparation for the Next Life is an “epic coming-of-age tale filled with pain, heartache, fear, and undying love” (The Associated Press), as a young man’s yearning to protect his dying mother requires him to risk destroying his estranged, enigmatic, powerful father. “From its hypnotic opening pages, we find ourselves in the sure hands of a roaming omniscient narrator, one who knows intimately the beating hearts of its two central characters” —Andre Dubus III, The New York Times Book Review Corey Goltz grows up in the working-class outskirts of Boston as the only child of Gloria, whose ambitions were derailed early but who has always given her son everything she can. Corey, restless, dreams of leaving home for a great adventure. Instead, when he is fifteen, the world comes crashing down upon him, when Gloria is diagnosed with ALS and, too late, his estranged father, Leonard—a man of great charisma but dubious moral character—reenters the picture. Determined to be his mother’s hero at any cost, Corey begins shouldering responsibility for her expensive medical care, pushing himself to his physical and emotional limits as her disease cruelly progresses. And as Leonard’s influence over Corey grows, Corey must dismantle the myth of his father’s genius and confront the evil that lurks beneath it. Gritty, visceral, and profoundly stirring, The War for Gloria tells the story of a young man, straddling childhood and adulthood, whose yearning to protect his mother requires him to risk destroying his father. An indelible work from a strikingly original voice in American fiction.

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Vintage

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1524732338

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The Fierce Reads Anthology: Volume 2

A Tor.Com Original

By: Ann Aguirre,Gennifer Albin,Elizabeth Fama,Lish McBride,Caragh M. O'Brien,Marie Rutkoski

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The Fierce Reads Anthology: Volume 2

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By: Ann Aguirre,Gennifer Albin,Elizabeth Fama,Lish McBride,Caragh M. O'Brien,Marie Rutkoski

This anthology includes short stories from six fierce young adult authors! Inside, you'll find a futuristic zombie tale from Ann Aguirre, a science fiction thriller from Gennifer Albin, a nautical mermaid story from Elizabeth Fama, a story full of unicorns from Lish McBride, a postapocalyptic story from Caragh O'Brien, and a paranormal alternate future from Marie Rutkowski. This free anthology will give you an exciting taste of the fierceness of these YA authors' novels. For more information about Fierce Reads, visit our Facebook page.

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1466834714

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9781466834712

Fierce Reads Fall 2012 Chapter Sampler

By: Gennifer Albin,Elizabeth Fama,Lish McBride,Marie Rutkoski,Ann Aguirre,Caragh M. O'Brien

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Fierce Reads Fall 2012 Chapter Sampler

By: Gennifer Albin,Elizabeth Fama,Lish McBride,Marie Rutkoski,Ann Aguirre,Caragh M. O'Brien

The Macmillan FIERCE READS Fall 2012 Chapter Sampler includes chapter excerpts from Crewel, Monstrous Beauty, Necromancing the Stone, The Shadow Society, Outpost, and Promised — available for free — check out the Fierce Reads website for more information about these much anticipated new YA reads.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

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1466826932

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9781466826939

Firebug, Chapters 1-5

By: Lish McBride

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Firebug, Chapters 1-5

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1466876182

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Burnt Sugar

A Tor.Com Original

By: Lish McBride

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Burnt Sugar

A Tor.Com Original

By: Lish McBride

Ava, Lock, and Ezra are on assignment—for the magical mafia, of course. Faced with a gingerbread house, they're pretty sure that what's inside isn't nearly as sweet as the outside. It never is. Featuring characters from Lish McBride's Firebug series. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Curses

Curses

Red in Tooth and Claw

Red in Tooth and Claw

Necromancing the Stone

Necromancing the Stone

Heads Will Roll

Heads Will Roll

Curses

Curses

Firebug, Chapters 1-5

Firebug, Chapters 1-5

Red in Tooth and Claw

Red in Tooth and Claw

Firebug

Firebug

Necromancer

Necromancer

Heads Will Roll

Heads Will Roll

Pyromantic

Pyromantic

The War for Gloria

The War for Gloria

The Fierce Reads Anthology: Volume 2

The Fierce Reads Anthology: Volume 2

Fierce Reads Fall 2012 Chapter Sampler

Fierce Reads Fall 2012 Chapter Sampler

Firebug, Chapters 1-5

Firebug, Chapters 1-5

Burnt Sugar

Burnt Sugar

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