{"product_id":"the-kiss-of-deception-the-remnant-chronicles-book-one-paperback","title":"The Kiss of Deception: The Remnant Chronicles, Book One - 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\u003eMary E. Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Remnant Chronicles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fantastical.\" --\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe flees on her wedding day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe steals ancient documents from the Chancellor's secret collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is pursued by bounty hunters sent by her own father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is Princess Lia, seventeen, First Daughter of the House of Morrighan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can't abide. Like having to marry someone she's never met to secure a political alliance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fed up and ready for a new life, Lia escapes to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. She settles in among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive--and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets--secrets that may unravel her world--even as she feels herself falling in love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kiss of Deception \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book in Mary E. Pearson's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling young adult fantasy series Remnant Chronicles. The adventure continues in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Betrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, and comes to an epic conclusion in \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss of Deception\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003edeeply satisfying, intricately plotted fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e where no one--\u003ci\u003eno one\u003c\/i\u003e--is quite what they seem. . . . A thoroughly engrossing read--\u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e!\" --Robin LaFevers, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGrave Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark Triumph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA sumptuous fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is the kind of story I love--a \u003cb\u003eheart-pounding tale \u003c\/b\u003eof magic and murder, betrayal and romance set in a \u003cb\u003erichly imagined \u003c\/b\u003efantasy landscape.\" --Cindy Williams Chima, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of the Seven Realms and the Heir Chronicles \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eExtraordinary . . . masterfully crafted\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Kiss of Deception\u003c\/i\u003e has it all--\u003cb\u003ebeautiful writing, heart-pounding suspense, a fiery princess, and an epic romance\u003c\/b\u003e that'll make you swoon. This is definitely \u003cb\u003eone of my favorite reads of the year\u003c\/b\u003e!\" --\u003ci\u003eAlyson No?l, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Immortals\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss of Deception\u003c\/i\u003e, a new realm is \u003cb\u003emasterfully created\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring court intrigue, feuding nations, breathtaking landscapes, and the gift of sight. Fans of the \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e series will enjoy the magic and fantasy in this timeless dystopian world.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eGripping, urgent, and highly appealing\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003e--School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pearson (the Jenna Fox Chronicles) is off to an extraordinary start with her fantasy series, the Remnant Chronicles, creating \u003cb\u003ean alluring world and romance\u003c\/b\u003e that's ideal for fans of Kristin Cashore and Megan Whalen Turner.\"\u003ci\u003e --Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pearson offers readers a \u003cb\u003ewonderfully full-bodied story: harrowing, romantic, and full of myth and memory, fate and hope\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . This has the sweep of an epic tale, told with some twists.\"\u003ci\u003e --Booklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A marvelous new fantasy series that is sure to find an audience with devotees of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games and John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice books (Philomel). Romance, adventure, mysticism--\u003cb\u003ethis book has it all\u003c\/b\u003e and it just may be the next YA blockbuster.\"\u003ci\u003e --School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary E. Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of bestselling, award-winning novels for teens. \u003ci\u003eThe Miles Between\u003c\/i\u003e was named a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eThe Adoration of Jenna Fox\u003c\/i\u003e was listed as a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, an IRA Young Adult Choice, NYPL Stuff for the Teen Age, and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. In addition to her Jenna Fox series and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling Remnant Chronicles, Pearson is also the author of \u003ci\u003eA Room on Lorelei Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDavid v. God\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eScribbler of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e. Pearson studied art at Long Beach State University, and worked as an artist before earning her teaching credential at San Diego State University. 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