{"product_id":"lethal-kiss-taylor-grothe-9781250433879","title":"Lethal Kiss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer's Body\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eNinth House\u003c\/i\u003e: Taylor Grothe's adult debut novel is a sapphic horror\/romance that's as grotesque and blood-soaked as it is beautiful.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDELUXE EDITION--a drop-dead gorgeous paperback featuring vivid sprayed edges!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Marcella is hired at Preston University, she has her game plan already mapped out--lay low for a few semesters, enjoy the extensive library, and \u003ci\u003emaybe\u003c\/i\u003e feast on a couple of her coworkers. That is, until a professor is found murdered and it's \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003eher doing. She may be the newest monster on campus, but she definitely isn't the most dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Assistant professor Lacie is aware how ruthless the track to tenure is. But seeing the corpse of one of her colleagues is enough to make her suspect the other professors that came before her didn't just quit academia. Unfortunately, there's only one person she can trust enough to ask for help--the beautiful, aloof, and tantalizingly secretive Marcella. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lacie and Marcella team up to make a chilling discovery: there's something festering under the marble floors of Preston University, and it's hungry. Marcella might be a monster, but the deeper into the mystery they dig, the more she's attracted to Lacie's immovable bravery and quiet intelligence. And the closer they grow, the more Lacie is drawn to Marcella's vicious nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e The weight of spilled blood and stolen opportunity is too heavy to carry alone, but they're both determined to get what they deserve--\u003ci\u003eeven if they have to kill for it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taylor Grothe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250433878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250433879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Nightfire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Taylor Grothe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066800713983,"sku":"9781250433879","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bbcb5a11-8660-4c48-9562-98908894fd12.jpg?v=1768680603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lethal-kiss-taylor-grothe-9781250433879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}