Despite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family, and destroyed the hero, Nick. Only Joan remembers that a greater and more dangerous enemy is still out there. When a deadly attack forces Joan back into the monster world, she finds herself on the run with Nick, as Aaron closes in. Torn between love and family and monstrous choices, Joan must find a way to re-gather her old allies to face down the deadliest of enemies, and to save the timeline itself.

Vanessa Len writes YA fantasy about girl antiheroes, monsters, and enemies who are maybe in love. She's read every Diana Wynne Jones book more times than she can count. She's a graduate of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, and she lives in Melbourne, Australia. Only a Monster is Vanessa's first novel, and you can visit her online at vanessalen.com.