{"product_id":"a-tangle-of-obsidian-9781989457368","title":"A Tangle of Obsidian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChasing shadows and saving the world at the age of sixty-nine? \u003cem\u003eNot \u003c\/em\u003eon her bingo card.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer nun Sister Monica Barrett is the reluctant keeper of a stone that holds immense dark magick. She'd abandon it if she could, but it's become attached to her-literally-and there are five more like it in the hands of powerful, corrupt Mages determined to control the very fabric of the world. Even if they destroy that world in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFortunately, Monica's foes haven't been able to find the one thing they need to help them tap into the stones' powers-a mysterious being named Methuselah, who brought the fragments to Earth millennia before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, neither has Monica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn her side: a fractured secret sisterhood, an off-the-clock cop, and a tech-less tech whiz. On the enemy's? Unlimited financial resources, their own dark magick, and a host of terrifying monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe race to find Methuselah is on-and the entire planet hangs in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawke, Lydia M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lydia M. Hawke is the author of bold urban fantasy for women who know their power. When worlds collide or apocalyptic disaster strikes, Lydia's mature, magical heroines are more than capable of saving themselves-and the world. Her paranormal women's fiction novel Becoming Crone has won multiple awards and was featured on Felicia Day's Felicitations! Book Club Show.Lydia makes her home in Canada where she spends her free time drinking what some would argue is too much coffee, thoroughly enjoying the grandparenting stage of life, caring for her collection of pets, and tending to her ever-evolving garden.Her self-appointed mission in life is to reclaim the title of \"crone\" as a positive thing on behalf of all women of a certain age.","brand":"Michem Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359264047378,"sku":"9781989457368","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd5e83fc-b8c6-47ab-80f7-41f17e820285.jpg?v=1749586536","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tangle-of-obsidian-9781989457368","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}