{"product_id":"this-monster-of-mine-9781454958093","title":"This Monster of Mine","description":"\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She knows the taste of death. He'll stoke her hunger for it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sarai doesn't know why someone tried to kill her four years ago, but she does know that her case was closed without justice. Hellbent on vengeance, she returns to the scene of the crime as a Petitor, a prosecutor who can magically detect lies, and is assigned to work with Tetrarch Kadra. Ice-cold and perennially sadistic, Kadra is the most vicious of the four judges who rule the land--and the prime suspect in a string of deaths identical to Sarai's attempted murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Certain of his guilt, Sarai begins a double life: solving cases with Kadra by day and plotting his ruin by night. But Kadra is charming and there's something alluring about the wrath he wields against the city's corruption. So when the evidence she finds embroils her in a deadly political battle, Sarai must also fight against her attraction to Kadra--because despite his growing hold on her heart, his voice matches the only memory she has of her assailant... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A dazzling Ancient Rome-inspired romantasy debut, \u003ci\u003eThis Monster of Mine\u003c\/i\u003e is a bloodbath of manipulation, deception, and forbidden love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17249926\"\u003eShalini Abeysekara\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454958093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 145495809X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC009070\"\u003eFantasy | Dark Fantasy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC009090\"\u003eFantasy | Romance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShalini Abeysekara\u003c\/b\u003e (she\/her\/hers) is the #1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Monster of Mine\u003c\/i\u003e. As a former corporate lawyer, she enjoys using fantasy to interrogate reality, exploring monstrosity--perceived and real--and centering neurodivergent women of color reckoning with themselves and their place in a world that tells them they're too much and not enough. She is passionate about demystifying traditional publishing for all writers. When not writing, she games her life away and tries to make the perfect entremet. Most days though, she can't believe she's an adult, and hope you don't either. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her debut dark fantasy romance, \u003ci\u003eThis Monster of Mine\u003c\/i\u003e, is an Ancient Rome-inspired bloodbath of manipulation, deception, and forbidden love. A second novel will follow in 2026. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380252143755,"sku":"9781454958093","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_a1bd82c3-a60a-4795-913e-74f61acfe1c5.jpg?v=1760538939","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/this-monster-of-mine-9781454958093","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}