{"product_id":"a-trace-of-copper-1","title":"A Trace of Copper","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eA small Welsh village. An interrupted romance. A rogue frog on the loose threatening their future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eNew recruit to the Queen's agents, Dr. Piyali Mukherji is given a simple first assignment. Travel to the small Welsh village of Aberwyn and solve the mystery of a young woman's blue skin lesion. A challenging task, for the alarming infection is unlike anything she's seen before--and it's spreading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eEvan Tredegar, the town's pharmacist and the only man to ever capture her heart, knows more than he's telling. Despite his efforts to push her away, her touch reawakens old desires. As more villagers fall victim to the strange disease, he'll have no choice but to reveal his secrets, even if it means sacrificing his freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eTogether they must move past broken promises, capture a rogue frog, and stop the infection before it spreads out of control.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eA Trace of Copper \u003c\/em\u003eis a steampunk-infused gaslamp fantasy romance\u003c\/span\u003e where a brilliant young scientist must confront a former lover, a mysterious infection, and a scientific mystery that blends myth with mad science. In a cozy-but-dangerous Welsh village full of small-town secrets, forced proximity and simmering tension make second chances—and sparks—impossible to resist. Perfect for readers who enjoy Gail Carriger, Bec McMaster, Jacquelyn Benson and Mary Robinette Kowal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe first story in the Elemental Web Tales, \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eA Trace of Copper \u003c\/em\u003ecan be enjoyed as \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;\"\u003ea standalone and delivers a steamy romance\u003c\/span\u003e with a guaranteed happily ever after—where love is rebuilt after broken promises.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eELEMENTAL WEB CHRONICLES: The Golden Spider, The Silver Skull, The Iron Fin, Venomous Secrets, Icy Betrayals\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eELEMENTAL WEB TALES: A Trace of Copper, In Pursuit of Dragons, A Reflection of Shadows, A Snowflake at Midnight, A Ghost in Amber, A Whisper of Bone, Flight of the Scarab\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eELEMENTAL WEB STORIES: The Tin Rose, Kraken and Canals, Rust and Steam, Black Sand and Blood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Renwick","offers":[{"title":"Case Bound - PPC","offer_id":50775360176432,"sku":"9781948359528","price":17.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/a-trace-of-copper-1","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}