{"product_id":"eternally-yours-isbn-9780593206874","title":"Eternally Yours","description":"\u003cb\u003eGive in to this irresistible paranormal romance anthology filled with tales of the mortal and the monstrous. In \u003ci\u003eEternally Yours\u003c\/i\u003e, fifteen of today’s bestselling writers explore love in its many forms . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors include \u003cb\u003eKalynn Bayron, Kendare Blake, Kat Cho, Melissa de la Cruz, Hafsah Faizal, Sarah Gailey, Chloe Gong, Alexis Henderson, Adib Khorram, Anna-Marie McLemore, Casey McQuiston, Sandhya Menon, Akshaya Raman, Marie Rutkoski, \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eJulian Winters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVampires and merpeople, angels and demons—the stories in this anthology imagine worlds where the only thing more powerful than the supernatural, is love.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA girl in a graveyard goes on an unexpected  date,  a  shipwrecked  sailor  makes a connection on a forbidden island,  a  piano  melody  summons  a  soul mate. Creatures of folktales and legend,  of  land  and  sea,  of  centuries  past and life after life, all wrapped into  one  spellbinding  compendium.  Once you sink into its pages, it’ll never let you go.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEternally Yours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e*\"[A] swoonworthy paranormal romance anthology  . . . While most of the stories deliver well-drawn interpretations of dramatic love amid fantastical happenings, some are humorously couched in the everyday . . .  Each story is delicately infused with the creators’ lived experiences, and the protagonists come together in varying pairings, celebrating love across myriad gender and sexual identities.\"--Publishers Weekly, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fantastical romances are as diverse as their protagonists in this collection of 15 stories by YA favorites . . . Featuring mystical beings galore, this volume is filled to the brim with enchanting fantasy backdrops and romances both straight and queer and is perfect for sampling or reading straight through. The tone ranges from soft and sweet to terrifying and thrilling, ensuring there is something for nearly every reader and mood. Additional contributors like Sandhya Menon, Adib Khorram, Melissa de la Cruz, and Anna-Marie McLemore add to the appeal. A delightful addition to the shelf of any romantic.. \"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrice Caldwell\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Wellesley College and the founder of People ofColor in Publishing—a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting, empowering, and upliftingracially and ethnically marginalized members of the book publishing industry. Born and raised in Texas, Patrice was a children’s book editor before becoming a literary agent. She’s been named toForbes’s “30 Under 30” media list, a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Star Watch honoree, and featured on \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e’s inaugural “Lit List” as one of ten women changing the book world. Patrice’s debut novel, \u003ci\u003eWhere Shadows Reign\u003c\/i\u003e—the first in a YA fantasyduology—will be published by Wednesday Books, an imprint of Macmillan. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVisit Patrice online at patricecaldwell.com, Twitter @whimsicallyours, and Instagram @whimsicalaquarian.Dear Reader,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When I was little girl, I \u003ci\u003edreamed\u003c\/i\u003e of monsters. Not nightmares—\u003ci\u003edreams\u003c\/i\u003e. I didn’t care for Prince Charmings. I wanted a vampire princess to steal me away in the night, a fallen angel to sweep me up in a grand adventure, a demon to capture my soul.\u003cbr\u003e Yes, I was obsessed with paranormal romance. Anything in the genre, I read it. Didn’t matter if it was “too mature” for me. I consumed these stories. I needed them. I \u003ci\u003ecraved\u003c\/i\u003e them. These stories were my lifeblood. For my twelve-year-old and later teen self, they fulfilled me, and sometimes even healed me, rather than draining me as my struggles with depression often did. There was always the next book in the series, there was always something new by a favorite author. I had to read that next thing—those stories sustained me.\u003cbr\u003e Why did a Black girl from Texas love monsters so much? Maybe because I felt like one. Not athletic or rich or white like most of my classmates. Not straight, no matter how much I pretended to be. At a young age, I already knew I was going to hell for being who I was, for having crushes on my best (\u003ci\u003egirl\u003c\/i\u003e) friends, so dreaming of monsters? Wanting to become one? Hoping one would save me and take me away? That wasn’t as unbelievable as the idea that I’d ever find my place and my people, and stop hating myself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Spoiler alert: I did, but that’s for another story.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By the time I reached my midtwenties, I hadn’t read paranormal romance regularly in years. I had started to live my life “in the real world.” I had found my people and was finding myself. When I read books, yes, I loved fantastical settings and elements, but I also wanted to see \u003ci\u003emy\u003c\/i\u003e life reflected. I wanted Black girls and women protagonists and queer found families all while finding yourself and falling in and out of love.\u003cbr\u003e Paranormal romance, though it made me the book publishing professional I’d become, still felt overwhelmingly white, cis, and straight to me. I couldn’t stop questioning \u003ci\u003eif\u003c\/i\u003e I had seen myself more, in the pages of the books I loved so much, would I have wanted to change the very fabric of who I am? Would I have hidden who I loved for so long?\u003cbr\u003e That isn’t to say there aren’t BIPOC and queer paranormal romance authors—find me online, I’m happy to give you recs—but even as the publishing industry was beginning to diversify in other genres, paranormal romance was labeled “dead.” In other words, those who were in the door were there, but for the rest of us, the door was sealed shut. It felt like no wanted our stories.\u003cbr\u003e So when my publisher asked me for another anthology idea, I said paranormal romance thinking I had nothing to lose. Worst happens, they’d come back and say, \u003ci\u003eNice try, but we have enough of that\u003c\/i\u003e. Instead, they said, \u003ci\u003eWe’d love to buy that book\u003c\/i\u003e. I went from thinking it would never be possible to having to come up with an entire contributor list overnight. Thankfully, it was easy—by this time, I had found my people. I knew that there were a lot of authors who felt the same—who LOVED paranormal romance and wanted to give the genre a much-needed resurrection.\u003cbr\u003e These fifteen stories took my love of paranormal romance to new depths. They allowed me to revisit my favorite paranormal romance novels (i.e., the books that got me through 2020) and value them as they are while also getting to take part in fifteen new paranormal worlds. They represent what paranormal romance truly is—a genre in which anyone can find acceptance and true love. Within these pages, you’ll meet vampires and demons and mermen and angels (yes, we’re even bringing fallen angels back). But you’ll also meet asuras and other creatures from folktales, legends, and myths.\u003cbr\u003e Though some of these stories depict struggles or explore grief, they ultimately end in happily ever afters—or happy for nows.\u003cbr\u003e Fifteen stories by fifteen incredibly talented authors who reflect the world around us and embody the reach that paranormal romance can have—how I wish it looked all those years ago with characters teen me could’ve really seen herself in. Fifteen stories in which our monstrousness belongs.\u003cbr\u003e It is my wish that these stories ultimately bring you joy. That you find a story that comforts you, one that makes you feel seen and believe in the power of love.\u003cbr\u003e I so hope you enjoy these tales that have captured my heart and soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eternally Yours,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Patrice Caldwell","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300407365861,"sku":"NP9780593206874","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593206874.jpg?v=1767726397","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/eternally-yours-isbn-9780593206874","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}