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With diabolical wit, the author of TANTALIZE revisits a deliciously dark world where vampires vie with angels — and girls just want to have fangs. At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of... read more

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At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracul, Miranda goes from high-school theater wannabe to glamorous royal fiend overnight. Meanwhile, her reckless and adoring guardian angel,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die. Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracul, Miranda goes from high-school theater wannabe to glamorous royal fiend overnight. Meanwhile, her reckless and adoring guardian angel, Zachary, demoted to human guise as the princess’s personal assistant, has his work cut out for him trying to save his girl’s soul and plan the Master’s fast-approaching Death Day gala. In alternating points of view, Miranda and Zachary navigate a cut-throat eternal aristocracy as they play out a dangerous and darkly hilarious love story for the ages.

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  • Miranda: A shy girl who wants to be an actress but isn't good at acting. Falls into the hands of fate.
  • Zachary: Miranda's Guardian Angel, falls in love with Miranda
  • Lucy: Miranda's somewhat reckless best friend
  • Radford: The current Dracula, the leader of all vampires.
  • Harrison: Radford's Personal Assistant (PA)
  • Nora: The human in charge of cooking.
  • Joshua: Zachary's best friend who is also an angel.
  • Laurie: Chauffeur related to Radford.
  • Philippe: Sabine's husband
  • Michael: An Archangel. Head of the guardian angels.
  • Geoff: Miranda's old crush.
  • Gus: The human in charge of the dungeon.
  • Sabine: Vampire
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  • “I'm almost positive that no one has ever actually died from humiliation”
    Miranda

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First Sentence edit see section history

I may be Heaven-sent, but I'm not perfect.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 6 in Tantalize. (standard series)

Preceded by Tantalize, and followed by Blessed.

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  1. Cynthia Leitich Smith (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 2009
ISBN: 0763635731
Page Count: 320

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