{"product_id":"thornwood-academy-1-lj-swallow-9798316570386","title":"Thornwood Academy 1: Never Say Die","description":"\u003cb\u003eI'm a vampire-witch hybrid with a fondness for necromancy.\u003cbr\u003eExcuse me if I'm a little dead inside.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI tried to attend a human school, but they didn't appreciate my behavior. Personally, I found biology class more interesting when the dissected animals fought back. The school didn't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy parents searched for somewhere new to send their deviant daughter, and doors open when your father is Dorian Blackwood. Then they close firmly behind once he dumps you inside an exclusive supernatural academy, along with instructions to become 'a touch more amiable'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSays the guy who spent his teen years tearing throats out. Luckily, I've inherited my father's sociopathic tendencies and my mother's magical skills, a lethal yet useful combination when navigating academy life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThornwood Academy. Home to the elite who strive to excel-and now me, who strives to leave.\u003c\/b\u003e Since the supernaturals revealed themselves to the world, the unluckiest human kids join the vampires and witches at Thornwood. Hopefully, the humans aren't dissected in \u003ci\u003ethis\u003c\/i\u003e biology class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI don't care that nobody trusts me, but when the headmaster's son is found unalived, fingers point at Dorian's darkling daughter. Ridiculous. I would've reanimated the bullying asshole and demanded he perform tricks. Such a wasted opportunity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf I want help clearing my name, I need to become 'a touch more amiable' to the three guys who seem oddly fascinated by me. \u003cb\u003eSomebody doesn't want the accords between humans and supes to last, and I'm not taking the blame just because I'm a Blackwood.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeet Violet Blackwood: half-vampire, half-witch, smart, sarcastic, and slightly unhinged. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNever Say Die \u003c\/b\u003eis the first in a new supernatural academy series from LJ Swallow\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of the Nightworld Academy books. \u003cb\u003eThe Thornwood Academy series\u003c\/b\u003e features a girl who isn't afraid to use her dark side, a magic school where humans mix with vampires and witches, and three guys with secrets in a town filled with murder and mystery. Thornwood Academy is a slow-burn paranormal romance... almost as glacial as our heroine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScroll up and download today!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lj Swallow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316570386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Lj Swallow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089209110783,"sku":"9798316570386","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cad51765-3e56-4d50-98c9-01338423912d.jpg?v=1769108832","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thornwood-academy-1-lj-swallow-9798316570386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}