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The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks

By Mackenzi Lee

Return to the enchanting world of the Montague siblings in the finale to the New York Times bestselling and Stonewall Honor-winning series, an unforgettable LGBTQ story featuring a teenage Adrian Montague as he desperately seeks the now adult Monty and Felicitythe older siblings he never knew he had.

Adrian Montague has a bright future. The sole heir to his father’s estate, he is an up and coming political writer and engaged to an activist who challenges and inspires him. But most young Lords aren’t battling the debilitating anxiety Adrian secretly lives with, a struggle offering powerful anxiety representation, or the growing fear that it might consume him and all he hopes to accomplish. In the wake of his mother’s unexpected death, Adrian is also concerned people will find out that he has the mental illness she struggled with for years.

When a newly found keepsake of hers—a piece of a broken spyglass—comes into Adrian’s possession, he’s thrust into the past and finds himself face to face with an older brother he never knew he had. Henry “Monty” Montague has been living quietly in London for years, and his sudden appearance sends Adrian on a quest to unravel family secrets that only the spyglass can answer.

In pursuit of answers about the relic, the brothers chart a course to locate their sister Felicity. But as they travel between the pirate courts of Rabat, Portuguese islands, the canals of Amsterdam, and into unknown Artic waters, the Montague siblings are thrown into one final historical adventure as they face a ghostly legend that threatens their whole family.

But as they unearth a legacy of secrets, can the Montagues survive their own history?

  • Family Secrets: A mysterious spyglass holds the key to the past, but the truth might just tear the newly-reunited siblings apart.
  • Found Family: Adrian, Monty, and Felicity must learn to trust each other on a globe-trotting quest, facing down pirates and their own personal demons.
  • YA Historical Fiction: Set in a richly detailed eighteenth-century world, this journey spans from the canals of Amsterdam to the frozen Artic waters.
  • Pirates and Ghost Ships: The siblings must confront a ghostly legend of the sea that has haunted their family for generations.
ISBN: 9780062916020
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Oct 25, 2022
List price: $15.99
No of pages: 624
Trim Size: 5.330 in (w) x 7.920 in (h) x 1.500 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Historical *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Siblings *
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Class Differences *

Mackenzi Lee

Biography

Mackenzi Lee holds a BA in history and an MFA from Simmons College in writing for children and young adults. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Atlas Obscura, the Boston Globe, Crixeo, and the Newport Review, among others. Her debut novel, This Monstrous Thing, won the PEN New England–Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award. Her second book, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, was a New York Times bestseller and an ABA bestseller, earned five starred reviews, was a #1 Indie Next Pick, and received a 2018 Stonewall Book Award Honor and a New England Book Award. She loves Diet Coke, sweater weather, and Star Wars. On a perfect day, she can be found enjoying all three. She currently calls Salt Lake City home.

Christian Coulson

Return to the enchanting world of the Montague siblings in the finale to the New York Times bestselling and Stonewall Honor-winning series, an unforgettable LGBTQ story featuring a teenage Adrian Montague as he desperately seeks the now adult Monty and Felicitythe older siblings he never knew he had.

Adrian Montague has a bright future. The sole heir to his father’s estate, he is an up and coming political writer and engaged to an activist who challenges and inspires him. But most young Lords aren’t battling the debilitating anxiety Adrian secretly lives with, a struggle offering powerful anxiety representation, or the growing fear that it might consume him and all he hopes to accomplish. In the wake of his mother’s unexpected death, Adrian is also concerned people will find out that he has the mental illness she struggled with for years.

When a newly found keepsake of hers—a piece of a broken spyglass—comes into Adrian’s possession, he’s thrust into the past and finds himself face to face with an older brother he never knew he had. Henry “Monty” Montague has been living quietly in London for years, and his sudden appearance sends Adrian on a quest to unravel family secrets that only the spyglass can answer.

In pursuit of answers about the relic, the brothers chart a course to locate their sister Felicity. But as they travel between the pirate courts of Rabat, Portuguese islands, the canals of Amsterdam, and into unknown Artic waters, the Montague siblings are thrown into one final historical adventure as they face a ghostly legend that threatens their whole family.

But as they unearth a legacy of secrets, can the Montagues survive their own history?

  • Family Secrets: A mysterious spyglass holds the key to the past, but the truth might just tear the newly-reunited siblings apart.
  • Found Family: Adrian, Monty, and Felicity must learn to trust each other on a globe-trotting quest, facing down pirates and their own personal demons.
  • YA Historical Fiction: Set in a richly detailed eighteenth-century world, this journey spans from the canals of Amsterdam to the frozen Artic waters.
  • Pirates and Ghost Ships: The siblings must confront a ghostly legend of the sea that has haunted their family for generations.

ISBN: 9780062916020
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Oct 25, 2022
List price: $15.99
No of pages: 624
Trim Size: 5.330 in (w) x 7.920 in (h) x 1.500 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Historical *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Siblings *
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Class Differences *

Mackenzi Lee

Biography

Mackenzi Lee holds a BA in history and an MFA from Simmons College in writing for children and young adults. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Atlas Obscura, the Boston Globe, Crixeo, and the Newport Review, among others. Her debut novel, This Monstrous Thing, won the PEN New England–Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award. Her second book, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, was a New York Times bestseller and an ABA bestseller, earned five starred reviews, was a #1 Indie Next Pick, and received a 2018 Stonewall Book Award Honor and a New England Book Award. She loves Diet Coke, sweater weather, and Star Wars. On a perfect day, she can be found enjoying all three. She currently calls Salt Lake City home.

Christian Coulson