Kiss and Tell is back at it again! We are kicking off 2025 with some magic...literally! Get ready to dive into YA Romantasy with Angela Montoya and Nikhil Prabala! 📚✨ Join us on January 21 at 6:30 PM at Books Inc in Alameda for some of our usual antics, a couple new tricks and as always, snacks! See you there!
Angela Montoya lives in Northern California with her family. When she isn’t with her partner, two children, goats, chickens, and dogs, you can find Angela co-hosting the podcast, Of the Publishing Persuasion. Her debut novel, SINNER’S ISLE, has received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly and trade reviews from Booklist and The Bulletin. Her sophomore novel, A CRUEL THIRST, was chosen as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.
From playing the DM in Dungeons and Dragons to writing fantasy novels, Nikhil Prabala loves storytelling, delighting in fantasy fiction from the epic to the cozy and everywhere in between. THE DUCHESS OF KOKORA is his first published novel.
Born and raised in Austin, Texas, he graduated from Stanford in 2019 and is currently based in the Bay Area. In his free time he enjoys ballroom dancing, singing, playing the guitar, tabletop games, and spending time with friends and family.


