{"product_id":"blood-marriage-9781971243023","title":"Blood Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn arranged marriage, a bargain gone wrong, and Appalachian mountain magic combine to answer one question: Is it so terrible to want to be loved? In 1929 Boone, North Carolina, marriage feels like Alice's only true ticket to a better life, and she is determined to make it happen for herself. When Xavier, a deer shifter and the King of the Shadow Fae, appears with a marriage contract arranged at birth and an apparent ardent infatuation with Alice, she believes her dreams have finally come true. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, the longer she stays in the Shadow Court, the more things seem out of place. No one can remember exactly how or when Xavier became the king, and Alice is the only person who seems to remember the existence of Xavier's mysterious twin brother, Florian. As she searches for answers to the mystery of Florian's disappearance and Xavier's rise to power, Alice must decide for herself what it means to love and be loved, and what it means to love someone enough to fight for them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow Alice, Xavier, and Florian in an alternate history where Others-- demons, vampires, angels, shifters, and many more beings-- roam the earth, magic is alive and burning bright, and blood runs deeper than just our ancestry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBLOOD MARRIAGE is Book #2 in the Appalachian Magic series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Camellia Carroll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971243023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Camellia Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491482792117,"sku":"9781971243023","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5c2c7732-9c2b-404b-97ae-a9f5c8a1ff26.jpg?v=1777996587","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blood-marriage-9781971243023","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}