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Kristi McManus is a Registered Nurse by trade, but avid reader and enthusiastic book lover all her life. Our Vengeful Souls is her first novel. When she isn't writing, she enjoys photography, art, and considers napping to be a form of cardio. She lives in Toronto with her husband.
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Kristi McManus is a Registered Nurse, photographer and writer. She has been drawn to writing since the age of 10 when she was tasked with rewriting a fairy tale. After selecting Little Red Riding Hood, and retelling the story from the point of view of the wolf as a misunderstood hero, she fell in love with storytelling.
Finding her passion again in adulthood, she has dabbled in adult, young adult, romance, and fantasy, has been a featured and #1 ranked author on Wattpad, and has been highlighted in 2016 by Sugarscape. Our Vengeful Souls, a young adult fantasy villain origin tale, is her debut novel.
She enjoys any form of creativity, runs a small photography business, loves travel, and is slowly checking off items on her bucket list. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @kristimcmanus or check out her website at kristimcmanus.ca
Finding her passion again in adulthood, she has dabbled in adult, young adult, romance, and fantasy, has been a featured and #1 ranked author on Wattpad, and has been highlighted in 2016 by Sugarscape. Our Vengeful Souls, a young adult fantasy villain origin tale, is her debut novel.
She enjoys any form of creativity, runs a small photography business, loves travel, and is slowly checking off items on her bucket list. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @kristimcmanus or check out her website at kristimcmanus.ca
Our Vengeful Souls
When Sereia overshadows brother and rightful heir, Triton, the position of next ruler of the sea is in question. Determined to keep his throne, Triton curses Sereia, banishing her from their underwater kingdom with a warning: if you ever return, you will become a monster.
Left for dead, Sereia washes up on the shores of Atlantis, discovered by a kind merchant with a tragic past. He earns her trust, but legends are powerful forces, and mermaids are burned for their magic. Searching for a way home, Sereia is forced to keep her true identity a secret, even as her feelings for her savior deepen.
Her skill with a blade finds her a place within the Atlantean army, earning her an enemy within their ranks. With a way back to the sea in her grasp, she wavers between the pull of revenge and the possibility of love on land. But when the fate of a friend is in the balance, she must make the hardest decision of all: be burned at the stake as a witch, or turn into a monster should she return to the sea.
Left for dead, Sereia washes up on the shores of Atlantis, discovered by a kind merchant with a tragic past. He earns her trust, but legends are powerful forces, and mermaids are burned for their magic. Searching for a way home, Sereia is forced to keep her true identity a secret, even as her feelings for her savior deepen.
Her skill with a blade finds her a place within the Atlantean army, earning her an enemy within their ranks. With a way back to the sea in her grasp, she wavers between the pull of revenge and the possibility of love on land. But when the fate of a friend is in the balance, she must make the hardest decision of all: be burned at the stake as a witch, or turn into a monster should she return to the sea.
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Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publisher: CamCat Books Publication Date: June 6, 2023 Formats: Hardcover, Digital, Audio Edition Language: English Hardcover ISBN 9780744308914 Paperback ISBN 9780744308938 eBook ISBN 9780744308976 Audiobook ISBN 9780744308990 |
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How to Get Over Your (Best Friend's) Ex
Hannah has never been “that girl”, the one everyone looks at, the one everyone talks about. She is “that girl’s” best friend. But when Hannah meets Seth, the handsome and charming newcomer, she wonders if, for once, she might be chosen first. Until Braelyn and Seth meet, and Braelyn sweeps his attention away as only she can. Hannah is left to watch the first boy she’s ever truly liked date not only someone else but her best friend. When Seth unexpectedly breaks up with Braelyn, she is hysterical. Braelyn is used to ruling the school with a Gucci-clad fist, but her first taste of heartbreak leaves her questioning herself. Hannah decides to help her get over her recent heartbreak using the '6 easy steps to get over a guy' while secretly walking herself through the process to move on fromSeth once and for all. Because she and Braelyn have rules. Because their rules are sacred and ensure their friendship lasts. Because even though he is no longer dating Braelyn, you never, ever date your best friend’s ex.
But getting over Seth is easier said than done when Hannah learns that she is the reason for the breakup and Seth has feelings for her. What will she choose? The friend who has been by her side all along, or the boy who makes her feel like she’s more than just the popular girl’s best friend?
But getting over Seth is easier said than done when Hannah learns that she is the reason for the breakup and Seth has feelings for her. What will she choose? The friend who has been by her side all along, or the boy who makes her feel like she’s more than just the popular girl’s best friend?
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Genre: Young Adult, Romance
Publisher: CamCat Books Publication Date: Summer 2024 Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Digital, Audio Edition Language: English Hardcover ISBN 978-0744308570 Paperback ISBN 978-0744308792 eBook ISBN 9780744308785 Audiobook ISBN B0CRCF1BPM |
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Even Stars Burn
After his father is murdered, orphaned Cinder pledges his life to the crown of Reoria in the pursuit of revenge against the fae. He uses his skill with a blade to become the Fae’s Bane. But when word of a price upon his head and the intent of war arises from the mythical Fae Queen, Cinder searches for a way to keep the kingdom, and his found family, safe.
As princess of Tairia, Kasia has not been sent to Reoria in pursuit of a suitable husband as is rumored. She is fae, heir of the Fae Queen, assigned with discovering the identity of Fae’s Bane. For only his blood will bring down the veil between the realm of the fae and that of humanity, allowing the Queen to invade this world with her armies. Kasia believes Cinder may be the key to finding the name of Fae’s Bane, her chance to prove to her mother that she is fit to rule.
Cinder vows to protect Kasia from the fae he believes wish to use her as bait to find his identify, while Kasia struggles between the task of handing over Fae’s Bane, and her reignited feelings for him. When secrets are revealed and hearts are betrayed, two mortal enemies must choose between love and survival, before the realm is destroyed forever.
As princess of Tairia, Kasia has not been sent to Reoria in pursuit of a suitable husband as is rumored. She is fae, heir of the Fae Queen, assigned with discovering the identity of Fae’s Bane. For only his blood will bring down the veil between the realm of the fae and that of humanity, allowing the Queen to invade this world with her armies. Kasia believes Cinder may be the key to finding the name of Fae’s Bane, her chance to prove to her mother that she is fit to rule.
Cinder vows to protect Kasia from the fae he believes wish to use her as bait to find his identify, while Kasia struggles between the task of handing over Fae’s Bane, and her reignited feelings for him. When secrets are revealed and hearts are betrayed, two mortal enemies must choose between love and survival, before the realm is destroyed forever.
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publisher: CamCat Books
Publication Date: Spring 2026
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Digital, Audio
Edition Language: English
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Publisher: CamCat Books
Publication Date: Spring 2026
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Digital, Audio
Edition Language: English
Hardcover ISBN coming soon
Paperback ISBN coming soon
eBook ISBN coming soon
Audiobook ISBN coming soon
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