{"product_id":"manipulations-book-one-9781736878200","title":"Manipulations: Book One","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen she meets Galen Sorbach, an aspiring photographer, she hopes she's found a normal boyfriend, for once. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe doesn't realize that Galen has been stalking her for latent healing powers, water magick she's used accidentally in large quantities. A fire mage, Galen never mastered water magick. Adelaide's gifts could be the power he needs to depose the Spirit Guardian and become a god.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Galen's sister, Kait, has spent 400 years as elemental water guardian. Assigned to subdue Adelaide's magick, Kait delays. Her reluctance allows Galen to manipulate Adelaide and threatens the safety of the person Adelaide loves most, couturier Étienne d'Amille, and his lover, Basilie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese five people - a 400-year-old Irish witch, her adopted psychopathic brother, an American supermodel, a French fashion designer, and his rich ex-wife - find their lives intertwined as they explore how far they will go for love and how much they can forgive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAckerman, Angel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Former journalist Angel Ackerman has a long love of fashion and couture. She has a bachelors in English and French from Moravian College, a bachelors in international affairs from Lafayette College, and has started graduate work in world history, her interest lying in French post-colonial Africa and Muslim relations. She loves to travel, favors Djibouti, works or has worked with various non-profits including Feline Urban Rescue and Rehab, Mary Meuser Memorial Library and anti-human trafficking group ASPIRE to Autonomy. She fosters cats, blogs and makes corny YouTube videos, and launched Parisian Phoenix Publishing with graphic designer Gayle Hendricks. She lives in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania with her teen daughter, a dog that's too big, some cats, a parakeet and a Goffin's cockatoo with a whole lot of attitude. Visit her at angel.ackerman.com","brand":"Parisian Phoenix Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554297385234,"sku":"9781736878200","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ada23cc3-faa7-466f-a1cb-f049808992c5.jpg?v=1731711651","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/manipulations-book-one-9781736878200","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}