{"product_id":"the-absinthe-underground-9781682634929","title":"The Absinthe Underground","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn INSTANT National Bestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis lavish and decadent sapphic friends-to-lovers romantasy will leave fans of \u003ci\u003eMoulin Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDivine Rivals \u003c\/i\u003eutterly enchanted! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A romantic and thrilling story of ambition, magic, and peril.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter running away from home, Sybil Clarion is eager to embrace all the freedom the Belle ?poque city of Severon has to offer. Instead, she's traded high-society soir?es for empty pockets. At least she has Esme, the girl who offered Sybil a home, and if either of them dared, something more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Esme would rather spend the night tinkering with her clocks and snuggling her cats, Sybil craves excitement and needs money. She plans to get both by stealing the rare posters that crop up around town. But when she's caught selling a poster by none other than its subject, Maeve, the glamorous girl invites Sybil and Esme to The Absinthe Underground, the exclusive club she co-owns, and reveals herself to be a Green Faerie, trapped in this world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaeve wants to hire thieves for a daring heist in Fae and is willing to pay enough that Sybil and Esme never have to worry about money again. It's too good of an offer to pass up, even if Maeve's tragic story doesn't quite add up, and the secrets could jeopardize everything the girls have so carefully built. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJamie Pacton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vermilion Emporium\u003c\/i\u003e, dazzles in this whimsical and daring romantic fantasy. Fans of Fae lore, slow-burn sapphic pining, and decadently magical worlds will find \u003ci\u003eThe Absinthe Underground \u003c\/i\u003eas ensorcelling as a fairy delight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed to the ALA Rainbow List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamie Pacton\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-nominated young adult and middle grade author, who writes swoony, funny, magical books across genres. When she's not writing, she's teaching college English, obsessively reading obscure history, hiking, baking, or playing video games .Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Vermilion Emporium, Lucky Girl, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peachtree Teen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50580677755154,"sku":"9781682634929","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e753059b-5dad-4bc9-a83c-3ca9b670728f.jpg?v=1747813976","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-absinthe-underground-9781682634929","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}