{"product_id":"reluctant-immortals-paperback","title":"Reluctant Immortals - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGwendolyn Kiste\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Lambda Literary Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2023 Bram Stoker Award Finalist for Superior Achievement in a Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e, from three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a novel inspired by the untold stories of forgotten women in classic literature--from Lucy Westnera, a victim of Stoker's \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, and Bertha Mason, Mr. Rochester's attic-bound wife in Charlotte Brontë's \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e--as they band together to combat the toxic men bent on destroying their lives, set against the backdrop of the Summer of Love, Haight-Ashbury, 1967.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eReluctant Immortals \u003c\/i\u003eis a historical horror novel that looks at two men of classic literature, Dracula and Mr. Rochester, and the two women who survived them, Bertha and Lucy, who are now undead immortals residing in Los Angeles in 1967 when Dracula and Rochester make a shocking return in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining elements of historical and gothic fiction with a modern perspective, in a tale of love and betrayal and coercion, \u003ci\u003eReluctant Immortals \u003c\/i\u003eis the lyrical and harrowing journey of two women from classic literature as they bravely claim their own destiny in a man's world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGwendolyn Kiste is the Bram Stoker Award­-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rust Maidens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnd Her Smile Will Untether the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePretty Marys All in a Row\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoneset \u0026amp; Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReluctant Immortals\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNightmare Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Tor's \u003ci\u003eNightfire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVastarien\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Static\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnnerving\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterzone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLampLight\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Flame Tree Publishing's Gothic Fantasy series, among others. Originally from Ohio, she now resides on an abandoned horse farm outside of Pittsburgh with her husband, two cats, and not nearly enough ghosts. You can also find her online at Facebook and Twitter @GwendolynKiste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252677558521,"sku":"9781982172350","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VG5ucDRxT3FMbHlOaFBGWHJ1WEpwZz09.webp?v=1768689155","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/reluctant-immortals-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}