{"product_id":"the-lavender-blade-an-exorcists-chronicle-9781684633203","title":"The Lavender Blade: An Exorcist's Chronicle","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers who loved \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth, \u003c\/i\u003eDeards delivers a queer speculative fiction novel about what happens when a con artist exorcist becomes possessed for real.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pair of con artist demon exorcists scam the nation's wealthiest . . . until one of them is possessed for real\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Colton and Lucian make a living conning the desperate with fake exorcisms--Lucian is the charm, Colton the trick, and together, they've turned deception into survival. Their work is dangerous, their romance even riskier, but they've always found a way to stay ahead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Lucian is truly possessed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful demon takes hold, twisting his body into something unnatural, horrific, wrong--and no priest, no con, no desperate lie can fix it. With time running out and Lucian slipping further away, Colton has no choice but to learn real magic, break every rule, and attempt the impossible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause if he fails, Lucian won't just be lost. He'll be something else entirely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Deards \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in New York City and earned her undergraduate degree at Barnard College at Columbia University, where she studied Japanese literature and biology. She was then accepted to The University of Edinburgh, where she completed her veterinary degree. She remained in the UK afterward, and since then has split her time between her day job as a vet and her truest passion: writing. Emma has authored a number of humor articles for \u003ci\u003eIn Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, a veterinary magazine, and was the recipient in college of two writing awards: the Oscar Lee Award and the Harumatsuri Award. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eWild with All Regrets, \u003c\/i\u003ecame out in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424434258194,"sku":"9781684633203","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_608c2a41-9d3d-46e2-b8a0-46cb0bf89592.jpg?v=1751377040","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lavender-blade-an-exorcists-chronicle-9781684633203","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}