{"product_id":"blood-books-9781972806067","title":"Blood \u0026 Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe devours romance novels. Now she's living one-with a killer on her trail.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoni Vales has her life exactly where she wants it: a window seat at Kaffi Fikka, a stack of books from the Arcana Cabana, and absolutely zero drama. Skalanes-with its Nordic-tinged coffee shops, tight-knit reading community, and a beloved bookstore at the heart of it all-is exactly the kind of city where nothing dangerous is supposed to happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she stumbles across a body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Bjorn \"Bear\" Thorn has been tracking a killer whose crimes read like something out of fiction-victims drained of blood, novels scattered at every scene. The last thing Bear needs is a witness who makes him forget his professionalism. But from the moment he spotted Roni across the Arcana Cabana, composure has felt like a distant memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Roni is his witness. He's her protector. Neither of them should be falling for the other. But danger has a way of stripping pretense-and in the shadow of a killer who seems to know his fiction from his fact, what starts as a slow burn is about to ignite everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders are loving: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow burn romance with a devoted detective hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBookish heroine who reads romance novels while falling into one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtector\/witness dynamic with real tension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteamy open-door scenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunity ensemble cast you'll want to move in with\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerial killer suspense with a possible supernatural edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtmospheric Scandinavian-Midwest setting, unlike anything on the shelves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Skalanes-a richly imagined Midwest city where Nordic heritage runs deep and a beloved bookstore anchors a community of readers-\u003cem\u003eBlood \u0026amp; Books\u003c\/em\u003e is atmospheric romantic suspense for readers who love their heroines bookish, their heroes broad-shouldered and all in, and their plots laced with genuine danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Lisa Gardner, Karen Rose, and Tasha Coryell.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood \u0026amp; Books\u003c\/em\u003e is Book One of the \u003cstrong\u003eArcana Cabana Series\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sūtra House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781972806067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d","brand":"Samantha Andersen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459046990005,"sku":"9781972806067","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781972806067.jpg?v=1791297660","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blood-books-9781972806067","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}