Tantalize Paperback by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Product Details

• Publisher: Candlewick (2008-07-22)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 336 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780763640590
• Item Weight: 311.85 grams
• Dimensions: 7.75 x 5.31 x 0.9 cm

"Readers will be tantalized by this dark, romantic, and disturbing fantasy of vampires, werewolves, and a strong no-nonsense heroine. " — School Library Journal

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Quincie Morris has never felt more alone. Her parents are dead, and her hybrid-werewolf first love is threatening to embark on a rite of passage that will separate them forever. Then, as she and her uncle are about to unveil their hot vampire-themed restaurant, a brutal murder leaves them scrambling for a chef. Can Quincie transform their new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night? Can he wow the crowd in his fake fangs, cheap cape, and red contact lenses — or is there more to this earnest face than meets the eye? As human and preternatural forces clash, a deadly love triangle forms, and the line between predator and prey begins to blur. Who’s playing whom? And how long can Quincie play along before she loses everything?Tantalize marks Cynthia Leitich Smith’s delicious debut as a preeminent author of dark fantasy.

About the Author

Cynthia Leitich Smith is the acclaimed and best-selling author of three books in the Feral series, as well as the Tantalize quartet and two graphic novels based on the Tantalize series, both illustrated by Ming Doyle. She lives in Austin, Texas.