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The Shape of Water meets Mexican Gothic in this sapphic monster romance novella wrapped in gothic fantasy trappings

The old keeper of the keys is dead, and the creature who ate her is the volatile Lady of the Capricious House⁠—Anatema, an enormous humanoid spider with a taste for laudanum and human brides.

Dália, the old keeper’s protégée, must take up her duties, locking and unlocking the little drawers in which Anatema keeps her memories. And if she can unravel the crime that led to her predecessor's execution, Dália might just be able to survive long enough to grow into her new role.

But there’s a gaping hole in Dália’s plan that she refuses to see: Anatema cannot resist a beautiful woman, and she eventually devours every single bride that crosses her path.

But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo

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  • Format: Hardback

    ISBN: 9781250376633

    Imprint: St Martin's Press

  • "Pueyo weaves an exquisite web of a tale, full of enigmatic characters, eerie atmosphere and all-consuming passion."--Laura Pohl, New York Times bestselling author of The Grimrose Girls

     

    "Pueyo knows exactly how to blend darkness and evil with cuteness and gorgeous prose. . . . A master of Latin American dark fiction."--Renan Bernardo, Nebula finalist and author of Different Kinds of Defiance

     

    "Will especially appeal to fans of Carmen Maria Machado." - Publishers Weekly on Hache Pueyo

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