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by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
YA Historical Paranormal
Paperback & ebook, 300 Pages
Summary
1920, England
And the three teenage Clarke sisters thought what they’d wear to dinner was their biggest problem…
Lady Kate, the entitled eldest.
Lady Grace, lost in the middle and wishing she were braver.
Lady Lizzy, so endlessly sunny, it’s easy to underestimate her.
Then there’s Will Harvey, the proud, to-die-for—and possibly die with!—stable boy; Daniel Murray, the resourceful second footman with a secret; Raymond Allen, the unfortunate-looking young duke; and Fanny Rogers, the unsinkable kitchen maid.
Upstairs! Downstairs! Toss in some farmers and villagers!
None of them ever expected to work together for any reason.
And the three teenage Clarke sisters thought what they’d wear to dinner was their biggest problem…
Lady Kate, the entitled eldest.
Lady Grace, lost in the middle and wishing she were braver.
Lady Lizzy, so endlessly sunny, it’s easy to underestimate her.
Then there’s Will Harvey, the proud, to-die-for—and possibly die with!—stable boy; Daniel Murray, the resourceful second footman with a secret; Raymond Allen, the unfortunate-looking young duke; and Fanny Rogers, the unsinkable kitchen maid.
Upstairs! Downstairs! Toss in some farmers and villagers!
None of them ever expected to work together for any reason.
But none of them had ever seen anything like this.
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Excerpt
Dr. Webb was lurching toward the church out of the mist, something terribly off about his halting gait. More specifically, he was lurching toward Mr. Young.
“Are you all right, Dr. Webb?” Mr. Young called, the former joy in his voice replaced now with concern for the other man.
“Merry!” Lady Grace
called out a warning. “Don’t go any farther!”
“But can’t you all see?”
Mr. Young said, still walking forward. “Poor Dr. Webb is sick.”
Yes, Dr. Webb was sick.
His clothing and general appearance were all disheveled. And he smelled bad,
too, the duke realized, as a rotting stench made its way to his nostrils, which
flared in response. Why, the smell was similar to that which had enveloped the
dead valet, his dead valet, yesterday. Perhaps Dr. Webb had acquired the
wretched smell while tending to some poor person in the village?
Dr. Webb still lurched,
his arms spreading out now as Mr. Young approached.
“Merry, please!” Lady
Grace cried. Then she moved to step forward herself, no doubt to try to stop
Mr. Young, but Benedict Clarke held her back, catching her with one arm around
the waist.
And now Mr. Young was
opening his arms wide, too, as though to warmly greet the returning doctor, but
when their bodies met and the doctor embraced him, he immediately began to chew
on the closest part of Mr. Young’s body that was available to him, which, in
this case, happened to be his upper arm.
The duke watched, frozen
in horror as no doubt the others were, too, as the doctor chewed through Mr.
Young’s jacket and shirt, straight down to the flesh beneath. It might have
been almost comical, were it not so downright horrifying.
Among the things you
never expect to see in life: one human being attempting to feed on another like
an animal.
About the Author
Lauren Baratz-Logsted is the author of over 30 books for adults (Vertigo), teens (The Twin’s Daughter) and children (The Sisters 8 series which she created with her husband and daughter). She’d love to dress up in period costume from the 1920s but she’d be a lot less excited about meeting zombies. Lauren lives in Danbury, CT, with her husband and daughter and cat, all of whom are writers (well, maybe not the cat).
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