Within these wicked walls : a novel / Lauren Blackwood.
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TextEdition: First editionDescription: 326 pages ; 22 cmISBN: 9781250787101; 1250787106Subject(s): Exorcism -- Juvenile fiction | Evil eye -- Juvenile fiction | Magic -- Juvenile fiction | Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction | Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction | Horror tales | Paranormal fiction | Exorcism -- Fiction | Magic -- Fiction | Secrets -- Fiction | Supernatural -- Fiction | Blacks -- Fiction | Horror storiesGenre/Form: Horror fiction | Paranormal fiction | Horror fiction | FictionDDC classification: 813.6 LOC classification: PS3602.L328 | W58 2021PZ7.1.B57 | Wi 2021Summary: "Andromeda is a debtera -- an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. She would be hired, that is, if her mentor hadn't thrown her out before she could earn her license. Now her only hope of steady work is to find a patron -- a rich, well-connected individual who will vouch for her abilities. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, Andromeda takes the job without question. Never mind that he's rude and demanding and eccentric, that the contract comes with a number of outlandish rules... and that almost a dozern debtera had quit before her. If Andromeda wants to learn a living, she has no choice. But she quickly realizes this is a job like no other, with horrifying manifestations at every turn, and that Magnus is hiding far more than she has been trained for. Death is the most likely outcome if she stays, and the reason every debtera before her has quit. Leaving Magnus to live out his curse alone isn't an option because -- heaven hlep her -- she's fallen for him.Summary: As a debtera, nineteen-year-old Andromeda performs exorcisms to cleanse households of the Evil Eye, but when she agrees to work for handsome, young heir Magnus Rorschach, her job becomes truly terrifying.
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | FIC/BLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500071013 |
"Andromeda is a debtera -- an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. She would be hired, that is, if her mentor hadn't thrown her out before she could earn her license. Now her only hope of steady work is to find a patron -- a rich, well-connected individual who will vouch for her abilities. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, Andromeda takes the job without question. Never mind that he's rude and demanding and eccentric, that the contract comes with a number of outlandish rules... and that almost a dozern debtera had quit before her. If Andromeda wants to learn a living, she has no choice. But she quickly realizes this is a job like no other, with horrifying manifestations at every turn, and that Magnus is hiding far more than she has been trained for. Death is the most likely outcome if she stays, and the reason every debtera before her has quit. Leaving Magnus to live out his curse alone isn't an option because -- heaven hlep her -- she's fallen for him.
As a debtera, nineteen-year-old Andromeda performs exorcisms to cleanse households of the Evil Eye, but when she agrees to work for handsome, young heir Magnus Rorschach, her job becomes truly terrifying.
Ages 14-18. Wednesday Books.
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