Drink, Slay, Love

Pearl is your typical sixteen-year-old vampireuntil the night a unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops. Now she's experiencing a number of alarming symptoms: noticing her own reflection, feeling sympathy for a human victim, and being able to withstand the sun. Pearl's immunity to sunlight thrills her family, who enroll her in high school so she can lure home tasty friends. Pearl quickly discovers that high school is very similar to vampire culture with its rigid rules, clear social hierarchy, and a might-makes-right attitude. But having a conscience makes it hard to cope with an evil plot the Vampire King has in store for the local humans. Will Pearl overcome her bloodsucking instincts in favor of her newly acquired conscience? This acerbic antidote to other vampire romances is rife with gorgeous vampires, handsome were-unicorns, high school drama, and lots of action!

Sarah Beth Durst is the author of young adult novels Conjured, Vessel, Drink Slay Love, Enchanted Ivy, The Lake House, Chasing Power, Fire and Heist, and Ice, as well as middle grade novels Spark, Catalyst, Even and Odd, The Shelterlings, The Stone Girl’s Story, Journey Across the Hidden Islands, The Girl Who Could Not Dream, Spy Ring, and the Into the Wild duology. Her adult novels include The Queens of Renthia series, The Lost series, The Deepest Blue, Race the Sands, The Bone Maker, The Lies Among Us, The Spellshop, and The Warbler. Roar and Sparkles Go to School is her first picture book. She has been a finalist for SFWA’s Andre Norton Award three times. Sarah lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband and children. Visit her at SarahBethDurst.com.