{"product_id":"with-regrets-isbn-9781639104673","title":"With Regrets","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e, from author Lee Kelly, is equal parts \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e, a suburban drama wrapped in a 24-hour survival story at the end of the world, perfect for fans of David Koepp's Aurora.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeven courses, seven guests, twenty-four hours that will obliterate everything.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen recent NYC-transplant Liz Brinkley and her husband are invited to an exclusive soiree by their neighbor, “lifestyle guru” Britta Harris-Che, Liz’s immediate thought is hell no. Britta is insufferable, and Liz is wary to leave her young children with a barely-teenage babysitter. And yet she RSVPs anyway, trying to extend an olive branch to her withdrawing husband, who seems desperate to get in with the cliquey elite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey’ve barely made it through their first round of champagne when a “red alert” comes through their phones, and every channel on the television tells the same story: strange atmospheric masses, reported to look like “glimmering clouds,” have been spreading through major U.S. cities and killing anyone they touch. Authorities have just one clear directive: Find shelter. Immediately. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A collective panic seizes the dinner party; all the guests have children at home. In the mad dash to their cars, they see it: a shimmering net floating over the town. The street is littered with wrecked cars and dead bodies. Leaving now is not an option. Instead, the group launches into survival mode, grabbing supplies to take shelter in the hosts’ wine cellar. But everyone has very different opinions about the best plan from there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiz becomes increasingly willing to do anything it takes to get back to her children. As the glimmering clouds continue to kill anyone who steps outside, the tensions and suspicions among the party guests near a boiling point. But she begins to realize that there may be others in that cellar even more desperate than she is.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWith Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eWith Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e] reveals this author's genuine flair for originality, urban fantasy, and a distinctive, narrative driven, apocalyptic storytelling style.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An intense novel that ramps up the tension as you read along . . . You will not want to put this one down.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRed Carpet Crash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lee Kelly gives us a story that is both terrifying and poignant. Needless to say, I loved \u003ci\u003eWith Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e—I think you will, too.”\u003cbr\u003e—Christina Dalcher, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFemlandia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Compulsively readable . . . An exciting premise combined with a cast of very relatable characters add up to a book that is impossible to put down.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDial A for Aunties \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWith Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e is a tense and claustrophobic look at what happens when an already uncomfortable dinner party is interrupted by a world-changing catastrophe. Told through four unique women trapped in a wine cellar, the book is a thrilling mix of dystopia, locked-in thriller, and family drama as the complex characters are forced to deal with fear, unraveling secrets, and the ultimate terror: being separated from loved ones when disaster strikes.”\u003cbr\u003e—Darby Kane, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Invitation \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“By turns harrowing and hilarious, \u003ci\u003eWith Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e is a nail-biting page-turner that brings the apocalypse thrillingly close to home.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jennifer Thorne, author of \u003ci\u003eLute\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiavola\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Pulse-pounding and wildly original, \u003ci\u003eWith Regrets\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the dark underbelly of suburbia and the true cost of keeping up appearances. Expertly crafted tension rachets up as a mysterious environmental threat looms large, but even more danger may lurk in the cellar in which these dinner companions find themselves trapped for the night. Lee Kelly has created a thrilling, nuanced, highly entertaining story that readers will find impossible to put down.”\u003cbr\u003e—Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girls Are All So Nice Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Lee Kelly:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Well-crafted and delightfully taut, \u003ci\u003eA Criminal Magic\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful piece of spellwork.”\u003cbr\u003e—V.E. Schwab, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This urban fantasy, always electric, reads like jazz itself.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eA Criminal Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There are plenty of heart-pounding moments in Kelly’s debut, and an abundance of vividly imagined details bring post-apocalyptic New York City to searing life.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly:\u003c\/i\u003e A Most Anticipated Novel of Spring 2015, on \u003ci\u003eCity of Savages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kelly’s prose is gorgeous and brilliant.”\u003cbr\u003e—VOYA, starred review, on \u003ci\u003eCity of Savages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a solid, suspenseful, Prohibition-era crime story...a clever and very imaginative variant on a tried-and-true theme.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist, on \u003ci\u003eA Criminal Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Better hope you clear off your calendar when you start Lee Kelly's City of Savages, because you're going to be white-knuckle gripped from page one.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eA Criminal Magic\u003c\/i\u003e is a solid, well-written tale . . . but it's the ending that is going to have everyone talking. The final plot twist is a punch in the gut.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eThe Night Circus\u003c\/i\u003e with a splash of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eA Criminal Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eA Criminal Magic \u003c\/i\u003eis a smart, absorbing read.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kate Elliott, author of The Spiritwalker trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Intriguing, exciting and unusual.”\u003cbr\u003e—S.M. Stirling, author of the Change series, on \u003ci\u003eCity of Savages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Savages\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Criminal Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Antiquity Affair\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with Jennifer Thorne). Her short fiction and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGingerbread House, Orca, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e,  among other publications, and she is an MFA candidate at the Vermont  College of Fine Arts. An entertainment lawyer by trade, Lee lives with  her husband and two children in New Jersey, where you’ll find them  engaged in one adventure or another.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301840638181,"sku":"NP9781639104673","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781639104673.jpg?v=1767744437","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/with-regrets-isbn-9781639104673","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}