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The Heartbeat Thief by Aj Krafton, Ash Krafton (Paperback / softback, 2015)

Haunted by a crushing fear of death, a young Victorian woman discovers the secret of eternal youth-she must surrender her life to attain it, and steal heartbeats to keep it. In 1860 Surrey, a young woman has only one occupation: to marry. Senza Fyne is beautiful, intelligent, and lacks neither wealth r connections. Finding a husband shouldn't be difficult, t when she has her entire life before her. But it's t life that preoccupies her thoughts. It's death-and that shadowy spectre haunts her every step. So does Mr. Knell. Heart-thumpingly attractive, obviously eligible-he'd be her perfect match if only he wasn't so macabre. All his talk about death, all that teasing about kwing how to avoid it... When her mother arranges a courtship with ather man, Senza is desperate for escape from a dull prescripted destiny. Impulsively, she takes Knell up on his offer. He casts a spell that frees her from the cruelty of time and the threat of death-but at a steep price. In order to maintain eternal youth, she must feed on the heartbeats of others. From the posh London season to the back alleys of Whitechapel, across the Channel, across the Pond, across the seas of Time... How far will Senza Fyne go to avoid Death?

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Author Biography
AJ Krafton is a New Adult speculative fiction author. She also writes poetry, short stories, and novel-length fiction as Ash Krafton. Find more great stories when you visit her at www.AshKrafton.com Ash loves to hear from readers... find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Date of Publication
23/03/2015
Country of Publication
United States

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