That was two close calls in a row. First the synchronized monster attack, and then this. If it hadn’t been for that perfectly timed phone call, then I wouldn’t be here having these thoughts. And neither would my sisters.

Somebody clearly wants us dead.

And somebody else clearly wants us to live.

If I have to hunt them to the ends of the earth and beyond, I’m going to find out who.

About the Author

TERA LYNN CHILDS is the award-winning author of several books for teens, including the mermaid romances FORGIVE MY FINS and FINS ARE FOREVER, as well as another mythology-inspired series including OH. MY. GODS. and GODDESS BOOT CAMP. Despite Tera’s distaste for all things snaky, nothing that slithers was harmed in the writing of this book. Find extras—such as excerpts and cool contests—for all of Tera’s books at www.teralynnchilds.com.

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Copyright

Sweet Venom

Copyright © 2011 by Tera Lynn Childs


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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Childs, Tera Lynn.

    Sweet venom / Tera Lynn Childs. — 1st ed.

        p. cm.

    Summary: As monsters walk the streets of San Francisco, unseen by humans, three teenaged descendants of Medusa, the once-beautiful gorgon maligned in Greek mythology, must reunite and embrace their fates.

    ISBN 978-0-06-200181-8 (trade bdg.)

    [1. Fate and fatalism—Fiction. 2. Medusa (Greek mythology)—Fiction. 3. Mythology, Greek—Fiction. 4. Monsters—Fiction. 5. Sisters—Fiction. 6. San Francisco (Calif.)—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.C44185Sw 2011

[Fic]—dc22

2010050525

CIP

AC


EPub Edition © AUGUST 2011 ISBN: 9780062093455

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