Beautiful Villain
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Publisher Description
AN ADDICTIVE & DANGEROUSLY SPICY NEW ADULT RETELLING OF THE GREAT GATSBY WITH A VAMPIRIC TWIST.
Daisy is a recent college grad looking to get her feet back under her after a nasty breakup with her uber-controlling ex. When her cousin Nick convinces her to come to a lavish party being thrown by some mysterious new money showoff, she never expects to find the boy she loved and lost years ago...or to discover that Gatsby made his millions selling immortality to the highest bidder.
Daisy Finnegan is looking forward to the endless golden freedom of summer. No more college, no more pressure, no more worries. But when her cousin goes missing at an exclusive house party, Daisy is all too ready to confront the mysterious host…only to discover the wealthy recluse is Jay Gatsby, her childhood sweetheart—now sinfully hot and impossible to deny.
She could never resist him, and it isn’t long before she’s entangled in a web of wealth and lies and obsession, culminating in a shocking act of violence that shatters the summer haze and threatens to drown them all.
But it isn’t until Gatsby is shot through the heart—and survives—that Daisy discovers the truth of how he clawed his way up in the world: by selling the secret of immortality to the highest bidder. Now with her friends’ lives at stake, her own dizzying new powers still volatile, and an unimaginable threat closing in, Daisy will have to face an impossible choice: Side with the man who claimed her body and soul? Or with the monsters who would see him lost to her forever?
"THE HEAT. THE DECADENCE. THE VAMPIRES. Beautiful Villains has it all." –NISHA J. TULI, Bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this lush, paranormal reimagining of The Great Gatsby, Kenney (the Dark Rulers series) dabbles in the superficial trappings of the original while largely ignoring its deeper themes. After graduating from college, Daisy Finnegan takes a "gap summer," living with her parents in North Carolina while she tries to get over her abusive ex, Tom. When her best friend invites her to a billionaire's party, Daisy is shocked to discover the host is her former friend Jay Gatsby, whom she hasn't seen in eight years. Now decadently rich and popular, Gatsby only has eyes for Daisy, who eagerly responds to his interest. But then he reveals the source of his newfound wealth: he's a vampire who turns select humans into immortals like him for cash. Caught up in a whirlwind of luxury, blood, and secrets, Daisy must figure out how she fits into Jay's life—especially when his enemies come calling. Purists will balk at the liberties Kenney takes with her source material, but those who take this on its own terms will find a solid romance at the story's heart. Daisy and Jay's steamy connection is believable and the worldbuilding leaves room for further exploration in subsequent volumes. Kenney's fans will be pleased.
