Prom Nights from Hell

by Kim Harrison

  There was just one chance left for Sheba, just one way back to her wretched, miserable, burning, stinking home.

  Gabe had to order her there.

  Thinking of this chance, Sheba felt much worse, felt a welcome wave of her former misery. Gabe tightened his hold on her as he sensed her slipping down, and the misery was drowned in contentment, but Sheba remained hopeful.

  She stared up into his love-filled angel-eyes and smiled dreamily.

  You’re evil incarnate, Sheba told herself. You have a true talent for misery. You know suffering inside and out. You can get yourself out of this trap and everything will be like it used to be.

  After all, with as much pain and havoc as Sheba was capable of causing, how hard could it possibly be to get this angelic boy to tell her to go to hell?

  About the Authors

  Meg Cabot is the author of the bestselling, critically acclaimed Princess Diaries books, which were made into the wildly popular Disney movies of the same name. Her other books for teens include the Mediator series, the 1-800-Where-R-You books, ALL-AMERICAN GIRL, READY OR NOT, TEEN IDOL, AVALON HIGH, HOW TO BE POPULAR, and PANTS ON FIRE, as well as NICOLA AND THE VISCOUNT and VICTORIA AND THE ROGUE. She also writes books for adults, including THE BOY NEXT DOOR, BOY MEETS GIRL, EVERY BOY’S GOT ONE, SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT, and QUEEN OF BABBLE. She currently lives in Key West and New York City with her husband, a primary one-eyed cat named Henrietta, and assorted backup cats. Visit her online at www.megcabot.com.

  Kim Harrison is the New York Times bestselling author of DEAD WITCH WALKING; THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNDEAD; EVERY WHICH WAY BUT DEAD; and A FISTFUL OF CHARMS. When not haunting the stores for good music, good chocolate, and sexy boots, Kim is hard at work on the next novel of the Hollows. Visit her online at www.kimharrison.net.

  Michele Jaffe is the author of BAD KITTY as well as several adult novels, including the thrillers BAD GIRL and LOVERBOY. A native of Los Angeles, California, Michele lives in Las Vegas with her husband, her disco ball, and her (fake) zebra wall-to-wall carpeting. Visit her online at www.michelejaffe.com.

  Stephenie Meyer, author of the bestselling TWILIGHT and NEW MOON, graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature. She lives with her husband and three young sons in Arizona. Visit her online at www.stepheniemeyer.com.

  Lauren Myracle is the author of many novels for middle-grade and young adult readers, including RHYMES WITH WITCHES and the New York Times bestsellers TTYL and TTFN. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College and lives with her family in Colorado. She is extremely wary of the undead. Visit her online at www.laurenmyracle.com.

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  Credits

  Cover photograph © 2007 by joSon/Getty Images

  Cover design by Amy Ryan

  Copyright

  PROM NIGHTS FROM HELL. “The Exterminator’s Daughter” Copyright © 2007 by Meg Cabot LLC. “The Corsage” copyright © 2007 by Lauren Myracle. “Madison Avery and the Dim Reaper” copyright © 2007 by Kim Harrison. “Kiss and Tell” copyright © 2007 by Michele Jaffe. “Hell on Earth” copyright © 2007 by Stephenie Meyer. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

  ePub Edition January 2008 ISBN 9780061757013

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