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Norah Piehl
Just when most girls their age are primarily concerned with boyfriends and parties, senior recitals and SAT scores, high school senior Kate and her younger sister Mary are facing challenges that could stymie people twice their age. Their mother has been in a persistent vegetative state since a car accident two years before, and their father has just died suddenly from an apparent heart attack. Now their only living relative, their Aunt Julia, doesn't even seem to want to be around them, let alone take on the care of her two nieces and her comatose sister. Read More
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When their father dies, two sisters must support themselves and their mother, who is in a permanent vegetative state. With their sudden freedom, both girls also struggle with dark new temptations.
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When their father dies, two sisters must support themselves and their mother, who is in a permanent vegetative state. With their sudden freedom, both girls also struggle with dark new temptations.
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TWO SISTERS: Kate is bound for Stanford and an M.D. --- if her family will let her go. Mary wants only to stay home and paint. When their loving but repressive father dies, they must figure out how to support themselves and their mother, who is in a permanent vegetative state, and how to get along in all their uneasy sisterhood.
THREE YOUNG MEN: Then three men sway their lives: Kate's boyfriend Simon offers to marry her, providing much-needed stability. Mary is drawn to Marcos, though she fears his violent past. And Andy tempts Kate with more than romance, recognizing her ambition because it matches his own.
ONE AGONIZING CHOICE: Kate and Mary each find new possibilities and darknesses in their sudden freedom. But it's Mama's life that might divide them for good --- the question of *if* she lives, and what's worth living for.
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Editorial content for The Saga of Larten Crepsley: Palace of the DamnedContributorsReviewer (text)Sally Tibbetts
Larten Crepsley’s life could never be considered an “easy” one. He was born into the most difficult of circumstances and left his hometown as a known killer. He has been in and out of one awful adventure after another --- mostly not of his choosing. But the life of a vampire, living in a human and demonic world, would not be likely to run that smoothly. Sometimes, however, wonderful things can happen. Larten Crepsley has found love. Read More Teaser
Larten Crepsley is forced to make a choice: hide in the shadows of the human world, or take his place among the vampire clan and protect those weaker than himself. But enemies are waiting, traps are laid, and Larten's path is bound to be strewn with bodies. PromoLarten Crepsley is forced to make a choice: hide in the shadows of the human world, or take his place among the vampire clan and protect those weaker than himself. But enemies are waiting, traps are laid, and Larten's path is bound to be strewn with bodies. About the BookAfter failing his mentor and killing the entire crew of a ship in a bout of revenge for the death of his assistant, Larten is bereft with guilt. He no longer has the drive to live the vampiric life, and hides out in Paris, masquerading as a human. There, he finds some happiness, even falling in love with a girl. But the darkness inside him is too great for humanity, and he is forced to make a choice: hide in the shadows of the human world, or take his place among the vampire clan and protect those weaker than himself. But enemies are waiting, traps are laid, and Larten's path is bound to be strewn with bodies. Copyright © 2026 The Book Report, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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