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The Traitor's Kiss - (Traitor's Trilogy) by Erin Beaty (Paperback)

The Traitor's Kiss - (Traitor's Trilogy) by  Erin Beaty (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>An obstinate girl who will not be married.<br>A soldier desperate to prove himself.<br>A kingdom on the brink of war.</i> <p/><b>An action-packed, expertly plotted story, drenched in double crosses and intrigue, with an irresistible heroine and a sweet and sexy romance."</b> <b>--<i>Publishers Weekly, </i> starred review</b> <p/>What makes her unfit to be a lady, makes her a brilliant spy--but can she spot another? <p/>With a sharp tongue and an unruly temper, Sage Fowler is not what they'd call a lady--which is perfectly fine with her. Deemed unfit for marriage, Sage is apprenticed to a matchmaker and tasked with wrangling other young ladies to be married off for political alliances. She spies on the girls--and on the soldiers escorting them. <p/>As the girls' military escort senses a political uprising, Sage is recruited by a handsome soldier to infiltrate the enemy ranks. The more she discovers as a spy, the less certain she becomes about whom to trust--and Sage becomes caught in a dangerous balancing act that will determine the fate of her kingdom. <p/>With secret identities and a tempestuous romance, Erin Beaty's novel, <i>The Traitor's Kiss</i>, is a classic story with an espionage twist. <p/><b>An Imprint Book</b> <p/><b>Marital and martial matters collide when brides and spies become ensnared in a treasonous plot</b>. . . . Sage is a clever, contrary female protagonist who remains realistic and likable, while her fellow protagonist Ash is enigmatic enough to require a second read. . . . <b>Both epic and intimate, a semi-old-fashioned alternative to the wave of inexplicably lethal superheroines and their smoldering love triangles.</b> --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>Praise for <i>The Traitor's Kiss</i>: </b> <p/>One of the most hotly anticipated young adult fantasy reads of 2017." --<i>Bustle</i> <p/>Marital and martial matters collide when brides and spies become ensnared in a treasonous plot. . . . Sage is a clever, contrary female protagonist who remains realistic and likable, while her fellow protagonist Ash is enigmatic enough to require a second read. . . . Both epic and intimate, a semi-old-fashioned alternative to the wave of inexplicably lethal superheroines and their smoldering love triangles. --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>This is an action-packed, expertly plotted story, drenched in double crosses and intrigue, with an irresistible heroine and a sweet and sexy romance. A late-breaking twist gives way to a final act that will leave readers eager for subsequent books in this planned trilogy. --<i>Publishers Weekly, </i>starred review <p/>Complex characterization, deftly layered adventure story, and [a] balanced blend of political maneuvering, romantic interludes, and action scenes. --<i>Kirkus Reviews </i> <p/><i></i>Beaty balances a taut web of deceit . . . readers will be carried away by the mystery. --<i>The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB)</i> <p/>A debut novel that blends fantasy, romance, and battlefield action. . . . A slow burn YA fantasy with clever genre mixing. --<i>School Library Journal</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Erin Beaty </b>was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, which means she can't drive a tractor, but she won't eat veggies that come from a can. She graduated from the US Naval Academy with a degree in rocket science and somehow always ended up writing her study group's lab reports. After serving in the fleet as a weapons officer and a leadership instructor, it still amazes her when other people want to hear the stories that come out of her head. <p/> She and her husband have five children, two cats, and a vegetable garden and live wherever the Navy tells them to go. <p/><i>The Traitor's Kiss </i>is her debut novel.</p>

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