Tantalize

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Book 1 of Tantalize

Language: English

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: Feb 13, 2007

Description:

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Quincie Morris has never felt more alone. Her parents are dead, and her hybrid-werewolf boyfriend is threatening to embark on a rite of passage that will separate them forever. Then as she and her uncle are about to unveil their hot vampire-themed restaurant, a brutal murder leaves them scrambling for a chef. Can Quincie transform their newly hired chef into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night? Can he wow the crowd in his fake fangs, cheap cape, and red contact lenses - or is there more to this earnest face than meets the eye? As human and preternatural forces clash, a deadly love triangle forms, and the line between predator and prey begins to blur. Who's playing whom? And how long can Quincie play along before she loses everything? *Tantalize* marks Cynthia Leitich Smith's delicious debut as a preeminent author of dark fantasy.