A hardcover edition of A Cruel Thirst lays on a green OUABC box. Also included with the box and book are three themed wrapped gifts labeled with page numbers and paper items.

January Young Adult Once Upon a Book Club gifts labeled by pages with patterned packaging designs.

A hardcover edition of A Cruel Thirst stands on a green OUABC box. In front of the box are three themed wrapped gifts labeled with page numbers.

Silhouette of a person with a dagger near a lit arched window, text reads "Star-Crossed Monsters".

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Experience our January 2025 Young Adult box featuring A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya plus THREE incredible gifts that are pulled right from the pages of this adventurous romantasy novel!

“Vampires, ancient evil, and forbidden romance? Montoya brings it all!”—Tracy Wolff, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crave series

A fledgling vampire and a headstrong vampire huntress must work together—against their better judgment—to rid the world of monsters in this irresistible young adult romantasy.

Carolina Fuentes wants to join her family in hunting the bloodthirsty vampiros that plague her pueblo. Her father, however, wishes to marry her off to a husband of his choosing, someone who’ll take her away from danger.

Determined to prove she’d make a better slayer than wife, Carolina vows to take down a monster herself. But when she runs into un vampiro who is somehow extremely attractive and kind, her plan crumbles.

Lalo Villalobos was content leading a perfectly dull life until un vampiro turned him. Now forced to flee his city, he heads to the pueblo where he believes the first vampiro was made. Surely its residents must know how to reverse this dreadful curse. Instead of finding salvation, Lalo collides with a beautiful young woman who’d gladly drive a dagger through his heart.

Fortunately, Lalo and Carolina share a common enemy. They can wipe out this evil. Together. If his fangs and her fists can stay focused, they might just triumph and discover what it feels like to take a bite out of love.