{"product_id":"this-monster-of-mine-paperback","title":"This Monster of Mine - 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\u003eShalini Abeysekara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This dazzling Ancient Rome-inspired romantasy is a bloodbath of manipulation, deception, and forbidden love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With sizzling romantic tension, intricate world-building, and an irresistible mystery at its core, this book is an absolute feast for the senses. A dazzling and deliciously dark debut\" ―Keshe Chow, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl With No Reflection\u003c\/i\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53574864568627,"sku":"9781454958093","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/Sl9jtovbyq9781454958093.webp?v=1782777911","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/this-monster-of-mine-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}