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Nobody's Goddess
Nobody's Goddess

Nobody's Goddess

12+

The Never Veil

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

250 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Trade Paper, $14.99 (US $14.99) (CA $17.99)

Publication Date: April 2015

ISBN 9780692337387

Rights: US & CA

Month9Books, LLC (Apr 2015)

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Overview

In a village of masked men, magic compels each man to love only one woman and to follow the commands of his "goddess" without question. A woman may reject the only man who will love her if she pleases, but she will be alone forever. A man must stay masked until his goddess returns his love—and if she cannot or will not love him, he remains masked forever. Where the rest of her village celebrates this mystery that binds men and women together, 17- year-old Noll is just done with it. She has lost all of her childhood friends as they've paired off, but the worst blow of all came when her closest companion, Jurij, finds his goddess in Noll's own sister. Desperate to find a way to break this ancient spell, Noll instead discovers why no man has ever loved her: she is in fact the goddess of the mysterious lord of the village, a Byronic man who refuses to let Noll have her right as a woman to spurn him and who has the power to fight the curse. Thus begins a dangerous game between the two: the choice of woman versus the magic of man. The stakes are no less than freedom and happiness, life and death—and neither Noll nor the veiled man is willing to lose.

Reviews

"There are many terrestrial qualities to this 16th-century village, such as mountains, meadows, forests, and lakes. But there are also hints of magic throughout . . . the story is fun and engaging, featuring a female protagonist who will resonate with young teens."  —School Library Journal

Author Biography

Amy McNulty is a freelance writer and editor who, while in high school, had her first piece published in The Concord Review. Her days are spent alternatively writing on business and marketing topics, while primarily crafting stories with dastardly villains and antiheroes set in fantastical medieval settings. She lives in southern Wisconsin.