{"title":"Books by Amanda Linsmeier","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780593572368","title":"Starlings","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the wake of her father's death, a teen girl discovers a side of her family she didn't know existed, and is pulled into a dark—and ancient—bargain she is next in line to fulfill. A dark YA fantasy debut perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eHouse of Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmall Favors\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKit’s father always told her he had no family, but his sudden death revealed the truth. Now Kit has a grandmother she never knew she had—Agatha Starling—and an invitation to visit her father’s hometown, Rosemont. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Rosemont is picture perfect: the famed eternal roses bloom all year, downtown is straight out of the 1950s . . . there’s even a cute guy to show Kit around.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe longer Kit’s there, though, the stranger it all feels. The Starling family is revered, but there’s something off about how the Starling women seem to be at the center of the all the town’s important history. And as welcoming as the locals are, Kit can’t shake the feeling that they're hiding something from her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgatha is so happy to finally meet her only granddaughter, and the town is truly charming, but Kit can’t help wondering, if everything is so great in Rosemont, why did her father leave? 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Then a rift caused their friendships to fracture, and Iz lost everyone except Reuel, the only one who didn’t abandon her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil now. The night of their sixteenth birthday, Isabeau leaves Reuel sitting on her front porch and heads home—and in the morning, Reuel is missing. She’s gone for two days, and when she reappears, there’s something wrong with her. She’s sick. \u003ci\u003eReally\u003c\/i\u003e sick. And she doesn’t remember anything that happened while she was gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf there’s any bright side to the situation, it’s that Reuel’s peculiar disappearance brings the six girls back together. Their sisterhood feels as strong as it was years ago, but when another one of them disappears, they all agree that they must have more in common than simply their birthday. They all feel it. Something’s been waiting for them, and that something has come to claim them one by one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeep in their bones, they know—it’s just a matter of time until they they’re all taken. And if they don’t save themselves, no one will.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293692113269,"sku":"9780593707791","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780593707791_64df3078-9bdd-48da-8fd3-d70318bcbb32.jpg?v=1786014649"},{"product_id":"9798887980911","title":"A Dance With Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe laces his fingers into my hair and gently tugs me in, his powerful hand threaded into the wet strands. I whimper, from fear more so than pain. It doesn’t hurt. But each word is enunciated as he warns, “Do. Not. Ever. Steal. From. Me. 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