{"title":"Aimee Donnellan","description":"Aimee Donnellan is a columnist at Reuters, where, since 2017, her reporting has focused on the pharmaceutical, airline, and insurance industries. Previously, she was The Sunday Times's banking correspondent and covered the bond market for the International Financing Review. She holds degrees in English and history from the University of Ireland, Galway, and in journalism from the London School of Journalism. She lives in Galway with her wife and two children. Off the Scales is her first book.","products":[{"product_id":"this-deadly-touch-paperback","title":"This Deadly Touch - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cozy sapphic fantasy romance about the magic of possibility, new horizons, and fresh perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt age three, Tia almost killed her mother. Born with a rare, recessive condition where her very touch inflicts deadly necrosis magic on other people, Tia has spent the last twenty years in a hidden convent in the Shilheim forest, with others sharing her affliction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsha chases horizons. Wants to be known for doing the impossible. So when she learns of a centuries-old blood curse being hidden by the elven authorities, and her even more mysterious patron claims to know how to cure it when no one else has come close... she cannot resist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a letter from Asha and a token from a sister she barely remembers, Tia's life is forever changed when she risks everything to escape the convent and become Asha's assistant and test subject. But the convent has always had contingency plans for escaped residents, and a single misstep could result in Tia committing manslaughter. To make matters worse, Asha can't quite keep her thoughts professional when it comes to Tia, and the phrase 'untouchable' has never been quite so accurate...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102265348319,"sku":"9781067132200","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/w_SmReDePY9781067132200.webp?v=1781079247"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/aimee-donnellan.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}