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Mercedes M. Yardley

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Mercedes M. Yardley is a whimsical dark fantasist who wears red lipstick and poisonous flowers in her hair. She is the author of numerous works including Love is a Crematorium and Other Stories, Darling, the Stabby Award-winning Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love, Pretty Little Dead Girls, and Nameless. She won the Bram Stoker Award for Little Dead Red and “Fracture.” Mercedes lives and works in Las Vegas. You can find her at mercedesmyardley.com.

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Mercedes M. Yardley Gwen, that makes me smile!

I released three books last year, and that schedule was a little grueling. I'm giving myself November and December to finish…more
Gwen, that makes me smile!

I released three books last year, and that schedule was a little grueling. I'm giving myself November and December to finish two novellas and possibly work on a novel just for me. I'm hitting the Sequel to Nameless (currently titled Relentless) hard in January. It should hopefully be out next year. It's plotted, just not written. Thank you so much for asking!(less)
Mercedes M. Yardley Hi Lanie! That makes me so happy to hear! Thank you!

I put out three books this year (Whew!) and gave myself some time off. The good news is that Book …more
Hi Lanie! That makes me so happy to hear! Thank you!

I put out three books this year (Whew!) and gave myself some time off. The good news is that Book 2 (and 3) are plotted out. I start writing Book 2 sometime next week. It's much darker than Nameless and it has quite a bit to do with Mouth. Hopefully it will be out in 2015, but we'll have to see. I bit off more than I could chew at one time. ;)

Happy Holidays to you, too!(less)
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Pretty Little Dead Girls

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Little Dead Red

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This is very prettily written. I love the dark folklore, the fantasy, and the tension, but it's the lushness that really captured my heart. Such a lovely read! ...more
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This books opens with a scene so cinematic in its storytelling that I felt I was watching a movie. Parenti gives us a smart, scientific creature-feature that manages to be both chilling and full of heart. The characters resonate, the danger feels rea ...more
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Well, this is absolutely gorgeous. BLACKOUT is a collection of beautiful, visceral micropoetry that pulls no punches. It's like kissing with knives. Each poem is only a few words long, and it will make you want to write them on business cards to leav ...more
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“Do you mind,” he asked politely, “if I slide my blade under your skin, just a little?”
Mercedes M. Yardley, Beautiful Sorrows

“For the first time I saw Death as somebody to fear instead of the gangly sack of bones who ate all of my Cheetos and saved over my games on the Playstation.”
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“The inside of his skull, it tasted like roses and barbed wire and butterflies. Switchblades and heroin and grassy green gardens.”
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“For the first time I saw Death as somebody to fear instead of the gangly sack of bones who ate all of my Cheetos and saved over my games on the Playstation.”
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“Lu felt his heart do a strange thing. It hurt. It opened. It beat.”
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“It is the same woman, I know, for she is always creeping, and most women do not creep by daylight.”
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“Do you mind,” he asked politely, “if I slide my blade under your skin, just a little?”
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“Maybe princes aren’t real,” Sada said. Her eyes were crafty and sad at the same time. “But monsters are.” She opened her mouth wide and showed Azhar the wildflowers sitting on her tongue.”
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