![]() ![]() ![]() Now it's up to us to stop the chaos they've unleashed on the city, and to prevent the demon they summoned from devouring Delilah's soul. But the blood really hits the fang when we discover a secret society bent on winning Shadow Wing's favor. And when I discover a ghoul in the woods near our home, we know there has to be a necromancer nearby-another sign that something's wrong. First, Iris and I unearth a diary from one of the bartenders at the Wayfarer who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. And if the nerds from hell don't get their act together, I'm going to turn their toga party into a bloodbath. And me? I'm Menolly, acrobat-extraordinaire-turned-vampire. My sister Delilah transforms into a tabby cat at the worst possible times. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch whose magic is as unpredictable as the weather. But our mixed-blood heritage short-circuits our talents at all the wrong times. We're the D'Artigo Sisters: Half-human, half-Faerie, we're savvy-and sexy-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. ![]()
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Set in Minion by Palimpsest Book Production Limited, Falkirk, Stirlingshire Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc All rights reserved. Any resemblances to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. ![]() ![]() ![]() S Eliot and reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd Susie Steiner asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-0-00-812328-4 This novel is entirely a work of fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Since change happens either to the individual or by the individual, Dr. Most people are fearful of change, both personal and professional, because they don't have any control over how or when it happens to them. It would be all so easy if you had a map to the Maze.īut things keep changing. 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