{"id":49704,"date":"2018-11-07T15:50:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T21:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=49704"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:32:24","slug":"hmh-teen-presents-four-ya-authors-at-off-square-books-monday-november-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/hmh-teen-presents-four-ya-authors-at-off-square-books-monday-november-12\/","title":{"rendered":"HmH Teen Presents Four Young Adult Authors at Off Square Books Monday, November 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Readings will begin at 5 pm.<\/em><\/h3>\n

Emiko Jean with\u00a0Empress of All Seasons<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace\u2019s enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete\u2014all except yokai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress. Winning should be easy. And it would be, if she weren’t hiding a dangerous secret. Mari is a yokai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster. If discovered, her life will be forfeit. As she struggles to keep her true identity hidden, Mari\u2019s fate collides with that of Taro, the prince who has no desire to inherit the imperial throne, and Akira, a half-human, half-yokai outcast. Torn between duty and love, loyalty and betrayal, vengeance and forgiveness, the choices of Mari, Taro, and Akira will decide the fate of Honoku in this beautifully written, edge-of-your-seat YA fantasy.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nEmiko Jean is the author of\u00a0the psychological suspense novel,\u00a0We’ll Never Be Apart<\/em>. Her second novel,\u00a0Empress of All Seasons<\/em>,<\/i>\u00a0is inspired by her Japanese heritage. Emiko lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and children. Aside from reading and writing, she loves hiking and travel. Follow her on Twitter: @emikojeanbooks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Robin LaFevers with\u00a0Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Enter the world of female assassins and join the daughters of Death in this first book of the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0best-selling His Fair Assassin<\/em> series by Robin LaFevers. Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes a brutal arranged marriage into the sanctuary of a convent of assassins serving St. Mortain, the deity of death\u2014but for a price. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Kristin Cashore<\/strong>, and Victoria Aveyard<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why be the sheep when you can be the wolf?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts\u2014and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ismae\u2019s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany\u2014where she finds herself woefully under prepared\u2014not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death\u2019s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nRobin LaFevers, author of the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestselling\u00a0His Fair Assassin<\/em>\u00a0books, was raised on fairy tales, Bulfinch’s mythology, and nineteenth-century poetry. It is not surprising that she grew up to be a hopeless romantic. She was lucky enough to find her one true love, and is living happily ever after with him in California. Visit her online at robinlafevers.com and on Twitter @RLLaFevers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebecca Schaeffer with\u00a0Not Even Bones<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Dexter<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>meets\u00a0This Savage Song<\/em>\u00a0in this dark fantasy about a girl who sells magical body parts on the black market\u2014until she\u2019s betrayed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nita doesn\u2019t murder supernatural beings and sell their body parts on the internet\u2014her mother does that. Nita just dissects the bodies after they\u2019ve been \u201cacquired.\u201d Until her mom brings home a live specimen and Nita decides she wants out; dissecting a scared teenage boy is a step too far. But when she decides to save her mother\u2019s victim, she ends up sold in his place\u2014because Nita herself isn\u2019t exactly \u201chuman.\u201d She has the ability to alter her biology, a talent that is priceless on the black market. Now on the other side of the bars, if she wants to escape, Nita must ask herself if she\u2019s willing to become the worst kind of monster.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nRebecca Schaeffer\u00a0was born and raised in the Canadian prairies. Her itchy feet took her far from home when she turned eighteen, and she hasn’t returned for more than a few months here or there since. She’s allergic to stasis, loves travelling, and likes to pick up new languages. You can find her sitting in a cafe on the other side of the world, writing about villains, antiheroes, and morally ambiguous characters.\u00a0Not Even Bones<\/em>\u00a0is her debut novel. Follow her on Twitter: @rrschaeffer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Megan Shepherd with\u00a0Grim Lovelies<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love. But Anouk can never have those things, because she is not really human. Enchanted from animal to human girl and forbidden to venture beyond her familiar Parisian prison, Anouk is a Beastie: destined for a life surrounded by dust bunnies and cinders serving Mada Vittora, the evil witch who spelled her into existence. That is, until one day she finds her mistress murdered in a pool of blood\u2014and Anouk is accused of the crime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, the world she always dreamed of is rife with danger. Pursued through Paris by the underground magical society known as the Haute, Anouk and her fellow Beasties only have three days to find the real killer before the spell keeping them human fades away. If they fail, they will lose the only lives they\u2019ve ever known\u2026but if they succeed, they could be more powerful than anyone ever bargained for.<\/span><\/p>\n

From\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestselling author Megan Shepherd,\u00a0Grim Lovelies<\/i>\u00a0is an epic and glittering YA fantasy. Prepare to be spellbound by the world of Grim Lovelies, where secrets have been long buried, friends can become enemies, and everything\u2014especially humanity\u2014comes at a price.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nMegan Shepherd\u00a0is the acclaimed author of\u00a0The Madman’s Daughter<\/em>\u00a0trilogy,\u00a0The Cage<\/em>\u00a0trilogy and the middle grade novel,\u00a0The Secret Horses of Briar Hill<\/em>. She lives and writes on a 125-year-old farm outside Asheville, North Carolina. Visit Megan at meganshepherd.com, on Twitter at @megan_shepherd, and on Instagram at @meganshepherdauthor.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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