Vanessa Len

In every story there is a hero and a monster. It should have been the perfect summer. Sent to stay with her late mother's eccentric family in London, sixteen-year-old Joan is determined to enjoy herself. She loves her nerdy job at the historic Holland House, and when her super cute co-worker Nick asks her on a date, it feels like everything is falling into place. Then a Good Samaritan attempt gone wrong sends Joan spinning through time, and her life quickly begins to unravel. Her family aren't just eccentric: they're monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers.And Nick isn't just a cute boy: he's a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to bring them down. As she battles Nick, Joan is forced to work with the beautiful and ruthless Aaron Oliver, heir to a monster family that hates her own. She'll have to embrace her own monstrousness if she is to save herself, and her family. Because in this story . . . . . . she is not the hero.

Only a Monster

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"Wherever you were,” she said, "I wanted to be there too. You were like the sun. I was always turning toward you."

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“You’re a hero and I’m a monster,” she whispered. “There’s only one way that story ever ends.”

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"Traveling to other times is your birthright, Joan,” Aaron said. “It’s in your blood. You’ve been stuck here a long time, but you don’t have to be"

As she turned, a familiar voice drawled: “Well, look at you. Selling stolen goods like a true Hunt.” 

Aaron was standing by the table, arms folded casually. But his hair was wet and dark like it had been last night after his shower. Had he run out here looking for her?

What the—? Joan mouthed at him. What was he going to do with a cushion? Smother the intruder? 

Aaron mimed an I don’t know. He looked around for something to replace it with.

There wasn’t going to be a happy ending, she reminded herself. She was a monster and he was a hero. Everyone knew how that story ended. 

How do you stand remembering when no one else does?

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