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Strange Fates

By Marlene Perez, Mara Reynolds (Electronic Book, 2013)
Greek myth and forbidden romance meet in this exciting new urban fantasy.

Brooding, leather jacket-wearing Nyx Fortuna looks like a 20-something, and has for centuries now. As the son of the forgotten fourth Fate, Lady Fortuna, he has been hunted his entire life by the three Sisters of Fate that murdered his mother.

Fed up and out for revenge, Nyx comes to Minneapolis following a tip that his aunts have set up a business there. His goal - to bring down his mother's killers and retrieve the thread of fate that has trapped him in the body of a twenty year old unable to age or die.

But when a chance meeting with the mysterious, dangerous and very mortal Elizabeth Abernathy throws off his plans, he must reconcile his humanity and his immortality.

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    • Format: Electronic Book

    • Price: $4.99 US/$4.99 CAN

    • ISBN-13: 9780316233545

    • On Sale Date: 03/05/2013

    • Publisher: Orbit

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Greek myth and forbidden romance meet in this exciting new urban fantasy.

Brooding, leather jacket-wearing Nyx Fortuna looks like a 20-something, and has for centuries now. As the son of the forgotten fourth Fate, Lady Fortuna, he has been hunted his entire life by the three Sisters of Fate that murdered his mother.

Fed up and out for revenge, Nyx comes to Minneapolis following a tip that his aunts have set up a business there. His goal - to bring down his mother's killers and retrieve the thread of fate that has trapped him in the body of a twenty year old unable to age or die.

But when a chance meeting with the mysterious, dangerous and very mortal Elizabeth Abernathy throws off his plans, he must reconcile his humanity and his immortality.

Marlene Perez is the author of paranormal and urban fantasy books,including the best-selling DEAD IS series for teens. The first book in the series, Dead is the New Black, was named an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers as well as an ALA Popular Paperback. Dead is Just a Rumor was on VOYA's 2011 Best Science Fiction, Horror, & Fantasy List. Her novels have been featured in Girl's Life, Seventeen, and Cosmopolitan, and Disney Television has optioned the rights to the first three books in the DEAD IS series.

She grew up in Story City, Iowa and is the youngest of twelve children. She lives in Orange County, California with her husband and children. Visit Marlene at www.marleneperez.com or at the Welcome to Nightshade Facebook Community Page at

  • "Perez serves up a delicious feast of myth and magic, betrayal and romance, in a mystical version of Minneapolis where nothing is quite what it seems. Skillfully rendered in crisp, edgy prose, STRANGE FATES offers an exciting start to what's sure to be a winning new series. I can't wait to follow the sexy-as-heck Nyx Fortuna into the next installment!" (--Alyson Noël, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE IMMORTALS series, THE RILEY BLOOM series, & THE SOUL SEEKERS series).

  • "An intriguing protagonist, snappy dialogue, and a fast-paced plot." (Publishers Weekly).

  • "Nyx is a likable hero and provides a refreshing change from the usual urban fantasy fare." (Library Journal).

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Strange Fates
  • Publisher: Orbit
  • Price: $4.99 US/$4.99 CAN
  • Pages: 317
  • ISBN-13: 9780316233545
  • On Sale Date: 03/05/2013
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