ALSO BY KAMI GARCIA
Unbreakable
Unmarked
“Red Run”: A Short Story
“Improbable Futures”: A Short Story
BY KAMI GARCIA AND MARGARET STOHL
Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Darkness
Beautiful Chaos
Beautiful Redemption
Dangerous Creatures
Dangerous Deception
Dream Dark: A Beautiful Creatures Story
Dangerous Dream: A Beautiful Creatures Story
Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories
The Mortal Heart
The Seer’s Spread
Before the Claiming
A Gatlin Wedding
PRAISE FOR
THE LOVELY RECKLESS
“The Lovely Reckless has everything I hope for in a book. Packed with the perfect blend of suspense, drama, romance, and heart, KAMI GARCIA HAS TRULY TOPPED HERSELF.”
—COLLEEN HOOVER, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hopeless
“Kami Garcia has moved into BOLD, NEW TERRITORY, and the results are spectacular. I was hooked from the first chapter!”
—RICHELLE MEAD, #1 international bestselling author of the Vampire Academy series
“EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SUSPENSE, LOVE, AND HEARTBREAK.”
—JAMIE MCGUIRE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Disaster
“MEET YOUR NEXT BOOK BOYFRIEND Marco Leone. You’ll fall in love with him just like I did!”
—ABBI GLINES, New York Times bestselling author of The Field Party series and the Rosemary Beach novels
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—ANNA TODD, internet sensation and bestselling author of the After series
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—CHRISTINA LAUREN, New York Times bestselling author of The House
“RIP-ROARING AND HYPER-REAL, Kami outdoes herself.”
—HOLLY BLACK, New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Part of the Forest
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—CORA CARMACK, New York Times bestselling author of Losing It
“SEXY, FAST-PACED, and ACTION-PACKED— this is Kami Garcia like you’ve never seen her before.”
—TAHEREH MAFI, New York Times bestselling author of Shatter Me
“A perfect blend of electrifying romance, pulse-pounding street racing, and PAGE-TURNING SUSPENSE.”
—JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Problem with Forever
“With a feisty heroine, an irresistible bad boy, and an attraction so sizzling the words practically burn up the page, The Lovely Reckless is an INSANELY ADDICTIVE, sexy, rush of a read you’ll return to again and again!”
—ALYSON NOËL, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortals series
“Kami Garcia turns up the heat with The Lovely Reckless! The Fast and the Furious meets Romeo and Juliet, with a ROMANCE GUARANTEED TO GET YOUR PULSE RACING.”
—CARRIE RYAN, New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth
“As exciting as a high-stakes drag race with a hero hotter than a red-lined engine, The Lovely Reckless is a THRILL RIDE without compare! You’ll fall in love with sexy bad boy Marco and root for the daring heroine Frankie as they fight to be together against all odds.
The Lovely Reckless is a bold and ORIGINAL LOVE STORY sure to delight readers everywhere.”
—KRESLEY COLE, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Arcana Chronicles
“The Lovely Reckless is a thrilling ride full of twists and turns and a love story that will MELT YOUR HEART!”
—KATIE MCGARRY, award-winning author of Nowhere but Here
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times bestselling and Bram Stoker–nominated author and the coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures novels. Her solo series, The Legion, includes the instant New York Times bestseller Unbreakable and its sequel, Unmarked.
Kami was a teacher for seventeen years and coauthored her first novel on a dare from seven of her students. If she isn’t busy watching Supernatural, Kami can teach you how to escape from a pair of handcuffs or bake a Coca-Cola cake. She has never raced a car, but there is still time. Kami lives in Maryland with her family and their dogs, Spike and Oz. Visit Kami at kamigarcia.com, or sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1: Pieces of Me
Chapter 2: Clean Slate
Chapter 3: Lot B
Chapter 4: Fight Club
Chapter 5: Beautiful Bad Boy
Chapter 6: Practical Arts
Chapter 7: Dreams Die in the Downs
Chapter 8: Highway Runners
Chapter 9: Jekyll and Hyde
Chapter 10: Quarter Mile
Chapter 11: Rich Girl
Chapter 12: Rock Stars, Poets, and Sinners
Chapter 13: One-Eyed Cat
Chapter 14: Bite Point
Chapter 15: Night Train
Chapter 16: Critical Life Skills
Chapter 17: Proxy
Chapter 18: Perfect Pitch
Chapter 19: BFFs
Chapter 20: Titanium
Chapter 21: Nothing to Lose
Chapter 22: Racer Girl
Chapter 23: Unsolvable Equations
Chapter 24: The Same Sky
Chapter 25: Criminal Intent
Chapter 26: No Going Back
Chapter 27: The Chemistry of Trust
Chapter 28: Different Perfect
Chapter 29: Fractured Memories
Chapter 30: Dead-End Dreams
Chapter 31: The Always Kind
Chapter 32: Handcuffs and Heartbreak
Chapter 33: The Speed of Sorrow
Chapter 34: This Is How We Break
Chapter 35: The Wrong Reasons
Chapter 36: Black Days
Chapter 37: Collateral Damage
Chapter 38: Silent Echoes
Chapter 39: Offensive Maneuvers
Chapter 40: High Octane
Chapter 41: The Right Reason
Chapter 42: The Hardest Thing
Acknowledgments
Also by Kami Garcia
Praise for The Lovely Reckless
About the Author
Copyright
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