Everyone dreams of getting the kiss of a lifetime - but what if that kiss carried some unexpected consequences? A girl who’s always been in the shadows finds herself pursued by the unbelievably attractive new boy at school, who may or may not be the death of her. Another girl grows up mute because of a curse placed on her by a vindictive spirit and later must decide whether to utter her first words to the boy she loves and risk killing everyone who hears her if the curse is real. A third girl discovers that the real reason for her transient life with her mother has to do withnbsp; belonging - literally belonging - to another world entirely, whose queen keeps little girls as pets until they reach childbearing age.From a writer of unparalleled imagination and emotional insight, three stories about the deliciousness of wanting and waiting for that moment when lips touch.