{"product_id":"a-forbidden-alchemy-an-exhilarating-slow-burn-romantasy-of-first-loves-and-betrayals-9781398546912","title":"A Forbidden Alchemy: an exhilarating slow burn romantasy of first loves and betrayals","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stacey McEwan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster UK\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is a pressure-cooked vial crafted with perfect romantic tension and pure gangster-style grit … I loved every chapter’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRAVEN KENNEDY, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAustralian 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut together, they discover a devastating secret: Artisans aren’t born, they’re chosen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA concoction of all the best romantasy tropes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eElemental magic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFound family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTension \u0026amp; Slow burn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePolitical Intrigue \/ Class War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat readers and authors have been saying about A Forbidden Alchemy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNEED MORE!!’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eREADER REVIEW, 5 stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster UK","offers":[{"title":"Misc","offer_id":45848462819479,"sku":"9781398546912","price":520.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781398546912.webp?v=1769298060","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-forbidden-alchemy-an-exhilarating-slow-burn-romantasy-of-first-loves-and-betrayals-9781398546912","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}