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A world where magic can buy what money cannot; a world where the consequence of a forbidden blood bargain might be death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Viciously enchanting, with a spell woven onto every page. Francesca May has given us a cast of wild and wicked women who dare to hold a mirror to the darkest, and most tender, parts of our souls. I couldn't get enough!' - Heather Walter, author of \u003cem\u003eMalice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Haunting, immersive and seething with dark magic, \u003cem\u003eWild and Wicked Things\u003c\/em\u003e cast it's spell on me.' - Alexis Henderson, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Year of the Witching\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264468828454,"sku":"wild-and-wicked-things-april-2022-gsff","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/327aeb40-8ac6-4659-a814-458f260e160d.jpg?v=1701099923"},{"product_id":"this-vicious-hunger","title":"This Vicious Hunger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ehe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWild and Wicked Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes a dark gothic fantasy about intoxication, obsession and a desperate hunger for knowledge, whatever the cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThora Grieve finds herself destitute and an outcast after the sudden death of her husband, but a glimmer of hope arrives when a family friend offers her the chance to study botany under a famed professor. Once at the university, Thora becomes entranced by a mysterious young woman, Olea, who emerges each night to tend to the plants in the private garden below her window.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHungry for connection, Thora befriends Olea through the garden gate and their relationship quickly and intensely blossoms. Intoxicated, Thora throws herself into finding a cure for Olea's ailment and sinks deeper into a world of beauty, poison and obsession. She's finally found the freedom to pursue her darkest desires, but will it be worth the price?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Francesca May:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Brimming with romance and gilded with danger,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWild and Wicked Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a heady, lyrical gem of a book'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFor the Wolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Haunting, immersive, and seething with dark magic,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWild and Wicked Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecast its spell on me'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexis Henderson, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Year\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eof the Witching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWild and Wicked Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eticked all my boxes. 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