{"product_id":"maneater-signed-copy","title":"Afterglow SIGNED","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA woman rediscovering herself…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"\"\u003eAfter my husband left, all I wanted was to find myself again. Turns out that’s a lot easier said than done when my chronic pain has me canceling plans and everything I try reminds me of my inadequacies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"\"\u003eThings only get worse when my attempt at exploring submission is a total disaster. But hope comes in the form of my stoic, stunning vampire friend, Blair. She offers to teach me, giving me a space to safely explore a side of myself I’ve kept locked away. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"\"\u003eIt’s meant to be platonic. Just one friend helping another. So then why can’t I stop imagining what it would be like to take things further?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA vampire losing control…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"\"\u003eI’ve spent the past ten years building a life where I’m in control. I swore I’d never go back to being the pathetic, emotional girl I was before I was turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"\"\u003eThen Grace showed up. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"\"\u003eI knew from the moment we met she’d be a problem. My monster craves her in a way that terrifies me, and her humor and beauty pierce through the cracks in my carefully crafted, cold facade. Yet keeping my distance would ruin one of the few friendships I have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"\"\u003eHow do I shore up the crumbling barriers around my heart before I end up more broken and alone than I was the night I became a vampire?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTropes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-rte-list=\"default\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1774450091597_1568\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eDark(ish) Sapphic Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eVampire x Human\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eMutual Pining\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eSlow Burn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eChronic Pain Rep\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eKink Lessons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eBi Awakening\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eHealing Blood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eUnlearning CompHet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContent Warnings: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eDiscussion and explicit depictions of sex and kink-based activities including D\/s dynamics, biting, mild blood play (there’s a vampire, so duh), bondage, flogging, shibari, orgasm denial, edging, praise, service, mild humiliation, and spitting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThroughout the book, there are references to chronic pain, queer identity and experiences, grief and loss, sex work, religious trauma, and trauma and shame from past relationships. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eAs this is a vampire romance, there are multiple depictions of blood and the consumption of blood (both MCs).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThere are brief depictions of dubious consent and sexual trauma from past partners, kink scenarios with partners other than their love interest (both MCs),  mentions of past violence, and mentions of infidelity (not MCs).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eCharacters use profanity and explicit language throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note that the following additional content warnings include potential spoilers:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e:addiction (discussions about), anxiety (Grace), blood, cheating (Grace’s ex), chronic pain (Grace), compulsory heterosexuality (both MCs), death (discussion of death and dying) emotional abuse (both MCs’ past partners), intrusive thoughts (Blair), manipulation (Blair’s past partner), murder (Blair), sexual assault (Blair’s past partner), sexuality denial (Blair, past), substance use (Grace), trauma (both)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Emily Antoinette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47759945531549,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/8913\/8333\/files\/Afterglow_mockup_1_98d27ad8-71d0-49ab-b43e-fb1efd678446.webp?v=1774450723","url":"https:\/\/willowanddagger.com\/products\/maneater-signed-copy","provider":"Willow \u0026 Dagger Bookshoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}