{"product_id":"9781398537323","title":"A Forbidden Alchemy","description":"\u003cp\u003e'This book is a pressure-cooked vial crafted with perfect romantic tension and pure gangster-style grit … I loved every chapter' \u003cb\u003eRAVEN KENNEDY, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeaky Blinders meets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Six of Crows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e in BookTok star Stacey McEwan's stunning new slow-burn romantasy duology traces a fated pair who stumble upon a world-changing secret in youth and are catapulted into a violent class war in adulthood, finding each other amidst love, loss and devasting betrayals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNina Harrow and Patrick Colson are only twelve years old when they are whisked from their disenfranchised mining towns to dazzling Belavere City to test for magical abilities. Nina's lifelong dream is to become an Artisan, a powerful elemental mage who fulfills the city's grand ambitions, while Patrick wants only to reunite with his family of Craftsmen in the mines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut together, they discover a devastating secret: Artisans aren't born, they're chosen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this information, they part ways. Patrick returns home, while Nina finds her place as one of the rarest, most coveted types of Artisan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a Craftsman revolution ignites years later, Nina is captured by Patrick's rebel group - and he hasn't forgotten her. In fact, he needs her help for a mission that could shift the tides against Belavere City. She reluctantly agrees to aid him, battling the sparks between them. But when Nina's first love reappears, asking her to betray Patrick for the Artisans, she faces an impossible choice that will determine the fate of their world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concoction of all the best romantasy tropes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElemental magic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFound family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTension \u0026amp; Slow burn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Intrigue \/ Class War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers and authors have been saying about \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Forbidden Alchemy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would … This story has the morally gray characters of my dreams!! … I will be telling everyone that I know to read this book. I NEED MORE!!' \u003cb\u003eREADER REVIEW, 5 stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I'm never going to shut up about this book … the romantasy book you'll never get over'\u003cb\u003e HANNAH NICOLE MAEHRER, internationally\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssistant to the Villain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It catapults readers into an immersive romance, a rustic setting, dynamic characters, a world of secrets, ghastly betrayals ... I am obsessed with this book … this is the best romantasy I've read' \u003cb\u003eREADER REVIEW, 5 stars \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McEwan, Stacey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57396813758846,"sku":"9781398537323","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0325\/6389\/files\/9781398537323.jpg?v=1778577048","url":"https:\/\/paperandword.com\/products\/9781398537323","provider":"Paper and Word","version":"1.0","type":"link"}