Lethal Kiss
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October 20th, 2026
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*PREORDER Releases October 20th, 2026
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A blood-soaked love story of rage, revenge, and belonging, Taylor Grothe's adult debut is a sapphic horror/romance that's as grotesque as it is beautiful.
DELUXE EDITION--a drop-dead stunning paperback featuring vivid sprayed edges!
Something ravenous lurks below the marble floors of Preston University...
Marcella might be a monster, but she's careful. After getting hired at Preston University, she intends to lay low and keep hermealsdiscreet.
Trapped in the rat race of academia, all Lacie wants is to make tenure. This will be her year, and nothing is going to stand in her way.
That is, until bodies start dropping.
Marcella swears it isn't her doing--as if she'd be that sloppy. Whatever's killing their coworkers is older, and far less restrained. Lacie doesn't know who to trust, but better the monster you know...
The deeper they dig, the more they're drawn to each other... and the more something else is drawn to them.
After all, desire has teeth of its own.
Format: Paperback
Published : October 20, 2026
Pages: 240
ISBN: 1250433878
EAN: 9781250433879
About Lethal Kiss:
Something ravenous lurks below the marble floors of Preston University...
Marcella might be a monster, but she's careful. After getting hired at Preston University, she intends to lay low and keep her meals discreet.
Trapped in the rat race of academia, all Lacie wants is to make tenure. This will be her year, and nothing is going to stand in her way.
That is, until bodies start dropping.
Marcella swears it isn't her doing--as if she'd be that sloppy. Whatever's killing their coworkers is older, and far less restrained. Lacie doesn't know who to trust, but better the monster you know...
The deeper they dig, the more they're drawn to each other... and the more something else is drawn to them.
After all, desire has teeth of its own.
Meet the Author
Taylor Grothe
Taylor Grothe (AKA T.G. Laine) is a writer of adult and young adult horror, horror romance, and dark fantasy. They hold a nonfiction MFA from Fairfield University, acted as the graduate Assistant Managing Editor of Brevity, and their short works can be found in esteemed publications such as These Dreaming Spires (Titan Books), Brevity's craft blog, Haven Speculative, and Shortwave Magazine. They are a scholar of medieval literature and Nordic Saga. They live with their family in New England, and on the rare occasion they're not writing, they can be found playing: with the cats, on the cello, or in costume!
Taylor is the author of the YA books Hollow and Monstrous Beautiful Things (Peachtree Teen), as well as adult books Lethal Kiss (Tor Nightfire) and The Mage and the Liar Knight (Little, Brown).