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The fiery sexual tension of Hannah Grace’s Icebreaker meets the magic and humour of A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon in Charlotte Ingham’s debut novel: a scorching romantasy where a woman makes a deal with the Devil to escape a hell dimension on the brink of collapse – only to fall for him instead.
Willow White is dead. She’s annoyed about it.
At twenty-one, Willow was supposed to be turning into a responsible adult, not proving her family right when they called her a failure. Now, thanks to one tiny (if fatal) mishap, she’s landed in a dimension named Asphodel that looks suspiciously like hell.
Determined to redeem herself, Willow makes a deal with Asphodel’s ruler, Sath: complete seven tasks, resist the seven sins, and he’ll let her return to her human existence. But when Sath is sin itself, temptation may be hard to resist.
Unlike the animalistic demons residing alongside Willow, Sath is painfully human and unfairly attractive. Not that she’s noticed. As the two work together, he confesses that Asphodel isn’t really hell, but a middle ground. Or, it should be. He’s losing his powers and the demons are plotting against him, desperate to open a set of gates and unleash the worst of their kind.
If Willow can’t resist the sins in Sath’s challenges, she’ll never get back to the life she was on the brink of rebuilding. Worse still, if she doesn’t complete the tasks in time then her afterlife will be a cycle of endless violence. And the longer she spends in Asphodel, the less she wants to abandon the dead - or Sath - to that eternity of torment.
As the demons get closer to breaking free, she’ll have to choose: finish the tasks and complete her transformation into responsible-Willow, or stay and help Sath stop them—even if it means admitting she belonged in Asphodel, with him, all along.
Is it possible to resist temptation when you’re falling for the Devil?
Charlotte Ingham is a fantasy writer who loves stories with magic, humour, and plenty of romance. In 2023, she was selected as a RevPit winner. When she’s not writing, she can be found attempting to befriend every animal she meets (past accomplishments include hugging an alligator).
Extent: 90,000 words
UK publisher: Under offer
North American rights: Under offer
Primary Agent: Maddalena Cavaciuti
Film/ TV agent: DHA (Georgie Smith)
Rights sold: All rights available
Co-agents: Chinese Bardon Chinese Media; Japanese Japan Uni
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