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Beautiful Villain

By Rebecca Kenney
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Beautiful Villain by Rebecca Kenney SPECIAL SPRAYED EDGES EDITION Neon Gods meets The Great Gatsby in this spicy modern retelling with a magical twist. Preorder now and receive the stunning LIMITED EDITION while supplies last, featuring gorgeous sprayed edges and character art. Seven years ago, I... Read More
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Beautiful Villain by Rebecca Kenney

SPECIAL SPRAYED EDGES EDITION

Neon Gods meets The Great Gatsby in this spicy modern retelling with a magical twist.

Preorder now and receive the stunning LIMITED EDITION while supplies last, featuring gorgeous sprayed edges and character art.

Seven years ago, I lost him for good. Now he's back, but is he still the Jay Gatsby I used to know...or is he something more? Something...darker.

Daisy Finnegan is looking forward to the endless golden freedom of summer. No more college, no more pressure, no more worries. But when her cousin goes missing at an exclusive house party, Daisy is all too ready to confront the mysterious host...only to discover the wealthy recluse is Jay Gatsby, her childhood sweetheart—now sinfully hot and impossible to deny.

She could never resist him, and it isn't long before she's entangled in a web of wealth and lies and obsession, culminating in a shocking act of violence that shatters the summer haze and threatens to drown them all.

But it isn't until Gatsby is shot through the heart—and survives—that Daisy discovers the truth of how he clawed his way up in the world—by selling the secret of immortality to the highest bidder. Now with her friends' lives at stake, her own dizzying new powers still volatile, and an unimaginable threat closing in, Daisy will have to face an impossible choice: Side with the man who claimed her body and soul? Or with the monsters who would see him lost to her forever?

An addictive and truly original spicy New Adult retelling of The Great Gatsby with a magical twist.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781728280363

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 July 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 365g

Pages: 400

Collections

Contemporary Romance Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Penguin Books Rebecca Kenney Romance Romantasy (Fantasy Romance) Sci-Fi & Fantasy

About the Author

REBECCA KENNEY writes contemporary fantasy, paranormal romance, and spicy fantasy romance. She lives in upstate South Carolina with her handsome blue-eyed husband and two smart, energetic kids.

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