Kiss of a Witch

<p><em style=color: rgba(55 65 81 1)>Trapped in a spreading web of darkness the power of an ancient book might be their only hope.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Mary Sparrow was cursed at birth and the bawdy house at the Cardinal's Cap is the only home she's ever known. Like most of the girls she dreams of escape. <span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>But when an old man drives her friend to madness she swears she will have her revenge.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Toby Chyrche also hopes for a better future away from the tailor's shop where his fate seems set in stone. Then a <span style=color: rgba(28 25 23 1)>fateful meeting seems to promise freedom until an ancient book of magic reveals chilling truths. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Ensnared in the spreading web of darkness they turn to magic to protect themselves. </span><span style=color: rgba(28 25 23 1)>But shadowy forces crave a sacrifice </span><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>and the spectre of death is beckoning. Can they wield the power of the book to protect those they love?  Or will they pay for their courage with their lives?</span></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Kiss of a Witch</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is the second standalone novel in the spellbinding </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Darkness Rising</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> series. If you like dark magical realism and suspenseful fantasy then you will love S.G. Slade's seductive historical novel.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Content Warning: strong sex scenes and the occult</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Kiss of a Witch was published previously as The Sorcerer's Whore</em></p>