Cursed Under London
'The sort of story you want to climb inside so you can hang out with all the characters. Hilarious, warm and kind!'
Louie Stowell, author of the Loki series
In a dark alleyway in an alternative Elizabethan London, Fang’s heart stops. Moments later, it magically restarts again. Confused, and a little disappointed, about the fact he is not dead, Fang discovers that he’s become another creature entirely: an immortal. The first of his kind.
That is until he meets Lazare de Quitte-Beuf, a theatrical Frenchman with an annoying zest for life who is afflicted with the same condition. Thrown together by their desperation to reverse their curse, grumpy Fang and cheery Lazare are drawn into the dark, underground city of Deep London. But in a world where immortality is a new and coveted commodity, it’s not long before they attract the attention of the powerful and greedy. And when in grave danger, surely the worst thing they could do would be to fall in love, wouldn’t it?
Cursed Under London is a laugh-out-loud romantasy novel with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a cast of loveable characters and set in an alternate sixteenth century historical London!
Tropes:
Grumpy x Sunshine
Found family
Dragons, vampires and supernatural beings
Mild spice
Reviews for the Cursed series:
'A terrific book with a big beating heart. Every page sizzles and the cast of eccentric characters keeps you hooked' T. L. Huchu, author of The Library of The Dead
'A perfect mix of thrilling, sexy and funny!' Poppy Kuroki, author of Gate to Kagoshima
'Gabby is the funniest writer I know' Sarah Millican
'Captivating, magic and, of course, hilarious, Gabby has created a world of mythological and paranormal lore that’s completely unique' Sara Gibbs, author and comedy writer
Gabby Hutchinson Crouch was born in Pontypool Wales, raised in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and later studied at the University of Kent. In 2014, Gabby was awarded the BBC Radio Comedy Writers Bursary; past recipients include award-winning writers such as Grant Naylor (Red Dwarf) and Simon Blackwell (Veep, The Thick of It). She has written for CBBC's Horrible Histories and specialises in writing satire for The News Quiz, The Now Show, Dead Ringers, Spotlight Tonight with Nish Kumar and iTV1’s Newzoids. She is the author of the Darkwood series, The Rooks series and the Cursed series. She lives in Canterbury.