Whenever I look at him, I get the feeling he’s conflicted. I’m not sure if it’s my keen Medusa sense or just intuition. Either way, he’s an enigma. One that I can’t help wanting to unravel.
“Let’s do this,” Gretchen says. She pulls out one of her daggers and swipes it quickly over her palms, drawing out twin lines of silvery blood. Then, dagger back in her boot, she asks, “Everyone ready?”
“Yes,” I say.
Grace gives her a shaky smile. “Ready.”
The boys nod, ready to follow in right behind us.
Gretchen smacks her palms together and the portal appears, at almost the exact spot in my basement where she came flying out on the pegasus just yesterday.
Grace takes one of my hands in hers, grabbing Gretchen’s with the other.
We share a look, just between us three, and then Grace smiles. Gretchen nods. And I take a deep breath.
Hand in hand, we step forward into the abyss. Into danger and destiny.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Photograph by Amy K. Smith
TERA LYNN CHILDS is the award-winning author of several books for teens, including the mermaid romances FORGIVE MY FINS and FINS ARE FOREVER, as well as another mythology-inspired series, OH. MY. GODS. and GODDESS BOOT CAMP. Although Tera always dreamed of discovering a secret twin (or triplet), she is sad to report she remains an only child. Find extras—such as excerpts and cool contests—for all of Tera’s books at www.teralynnchilds.com.
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OTHER WORKS
Sweet Venom
Forgive My Fins
Fins Are Forever
Just for Fins
CREDITS
Cover photography © 2012 by Gustavo Marx/MergeLeft Reps, Inc.
Cover design by Joel Tippie
COPYRIGHT
Katherine Tegen Books is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Sweet Shadows
Copyright © 2012 by Tera Lynn Childs
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Childs, Tera Lynn.
Sweet shadows / Tera Lynn Childs.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Sequel to: Sweet venom.
Summary: Teen triplets Gretchen, Grace, and Greer, descendants of Medusa, continue to battle the monsters who walk the streets of San Francisco, unseen by humans, but realize they must enter the abyss if they are to protect their loved ones—and their world.
ISBN 978-0-06-200183-2 (trade bdg.)
EPub Edition © JULY 2012 ISBN: 9780062190277
[1. Fate and fatalism—Fiction. 2. Medusa (Greek mythology)—Fiction. 3. Mythology, Greek—Fiction. 4. Monsters—Fiction. 5. Sisters—Fiction. 6. Triplets—Fiction. 7. San Francisco (Calif.)—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.C44185Svs 2012
[Fic]—dc23
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