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Kian O'Reilly is flawless as a killer. Well practiced in the art of making murder look like an accident, he is selfish, wealthy, and totally arrogant as a soul-stealing immortal. But when he ends up stranded on Cape Cod with a stolen car and a dead drug dealer in the trunk, he thinks his luck couldn't get any worse. That is, until Ana Lane shows up. Gifted as a mechanic and surfer, feisty Ana is not a fan of the entitled frat boys who show up every summer, messing with local girls. Believing Kian is one of those typical rich brats, she fixes his car and ruthlessly dismantles his cocky ego...which intrigues the dangerous soul thief. Determined to spend more time with the prickly mechanic, Kian sets out to understand what makes Ana so fierce. Soon, however, he uncovers the painful truth behind the real Ana Lane, and the decision to save her from a true monster may destroy them both.

At the height of summer, Cape Cod is thick with tourists, though some are more murderous than others. Kian O’Reilly is one such visitor to the Cape. His penchant for robbing the souls of irritating beachgoers is second only to his love affair with fine cars (or rather stealing them and killing their owners). But when he ends up stranded on Cape Cod with a rare car and a dead dude in the trunk, he thinks his luck couldn’t get any worse. That is, until Ana Lane shows up.Gifted as a mechanic and surfer, feisty Ana is not a fan of the entitled Frat Boys who show up every summer, messing with local girls. Believing Kian is nothing more than a typical rich brat, she fixes his car and ruthlessly dismantles his cocky ego, which intrigues the dangerous Soul Thief.Before long, Kian finds himself falling for Ana and rediscovering the young human man he once was in the process. But when the painful truth behind the real Ana Lane comes to light, Kian may go back to his killer ways to save the one girl he truly loves from the very human monster she lives with . . . YALSA Reluctant Reader Nominee Best YA Books of 2015 - Read Write All The TIme

YALSA Reluctant Reader Nominee Best YA Books of 2015 - Read Write All The TImeShort summary: When supernatural killer, Kian, falls for a tough-talking mechanic named Ana, he soon realizes that she may be living with an even bigger monster than he is: her abusive, alcoholic father. With the violence in her house escalating, Kian is desperate to protect Ana from her father's rage, but Ana is determined to save her dad from the bottle.Kian O’Reilly is flawless as a killer. Well-practiced in the art of making murder look like an accident, he is selfish, wealthy, and totally arrogant as a soul-stealing immortal. But when he ends up stranded on Cape Cod with a stolen car and a dead drug dealer in the trunk, he thinks his luck couldn’t get any worse.That is, until Ana Lane shows up.Gifted as a mechanic and surfer, feisty Ana is not a fan of the entitled Frat Boys who show up every summer, messing with local girls. Believing Kian is one of those typical rich brats, she fixes his car and ruthlessly dismantles his cocky ego . . . which intrigues the dangerous soul thief.Determined to spend more time with the prickly mechanic, Kian sets out to understand what makes Ana so fierce. Soon, however, he uncovers the painful truth behind the real Ana Lane, and the decision to save her from a true monster, may destroy them both.