{"product_id":"stray-witch","title":"Stray Witch - A Vampire Romance and Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel(The Vampires of Emberbury Book 1)","description":"\"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003e*Now a finished series!* \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eWorking for vampires is not easy. Finding out you are a witch after thirty, even less.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eBut when you lose everything after a divorce, you take any opportunity you can... even when the job requirements include casting spells and dealing with a charming, yet fanged co-worker.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003e\"An absolute gem of a book!\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eEli, Goodreads Reviewer\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;\"\u003eThirty-year-old Alba thinks she’s lost everything... until she meets Clarence, a mysterious vampire who thinks cloaks and top hats are still in fashion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eWINNER OF THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL VAMPIRE FILM \u0026amp; ARTS FESTIVAL SILVER STAKE AWARD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe Vampires of Emberbury dwell under an abandoned graveyard, stuck in Victorian times, and make her a peculiar job offer.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eWith their help, she will figure out that, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003esometimes, the scariest monster isn’t the one with fangs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eA magical story about a lost witch recovering her self-esteem and overcoming a terrible mistake, a seemingly cheerful vampire with a tortured past, and finding love in the most unexpected of places.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThis is a slow-burn, sweet and spicy paranormal vampire romance that deals with worldly issues in a magical, humorous way and guarantees to make you laugh, cry, and gasp as you follow Alba and Clarence on their quest to solve Alba’s real-life troubles in a fairy-tale setting.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eStray Witch is the first book in The Vampires of Emberbury series. It can also be read as a stand-alone magical realism story.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cu style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ePraise for Stray Witch:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003e“I loved this story! The pacing was steady, and the characters were well-developed and realistic. I found it very easy to relate to Alba, to sympathize with her, and to cheer her on as she fought to protect her daughters and start a new life. I really liked Clarence, the mysterious gentlemanly vampire. I was especially intrigued by his dark past and wanted to know more. I also enjoyed the slow-burn romantic subplot between Alba and Clarence.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e—Angela’s Book Addiction.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003e“A highly original plot that combines the best of paranormal with the best of romance. (…) Each character is lovingly detailed, vivid in perspective. The slow teasing out of each’s history allows for a tantalizing, unputdownable read.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e—The Booklife Prize critic’s report.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e“Written in the alternating first-person perspective of Alba and Clarence, the reader is allowed a glimpse into their intertwined lives as two people who shouldn't have fallen in love try to discover their feelings and themselves. (...) Self-discovery, romance, heartbreak, and challenges fill this sweet romance in which you can't help but root for the main characters.” —Reader’s Favorite.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOther titles in The Vampires of Emberbury series:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--__n4qdchev6mgo,#0f1111);\"\u003eStray Witch (Book 1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--__n4qdchev6mgo,#0f1111);\"\u003eWitch’s Mirror (Book 2)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--__n4qdchev6mgo,#0f1111);\"\u003eWitches' Masquerade (Book 3)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--__n4qdchev6mgo,#0f1111);\"\u003eWitches' Elements (Book 4)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--__n4qdchev6mgo,#0f1111);\"\u003eThe Vampire's Assistant (Julia and Francesca's story: a novella)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--__n4qdchev6mgo,#0f1111);\"\u003eA Winter's Cobalt Kiss (A Vampire Christmas Novelette in the World of Stray Witch)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\"","brand":"Bralton Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49448451670320,"sku":"9608690000020","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9608690000020.jpg?v=1736767242","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/stray-witch","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}