{"product_id":"ruin-has-sharp-fangs-9781957709871","title":"Ruin has Sharp Fangs","description":"\u003cp\u003eIvy Calder never meant to bargain with Hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrowning in debt and on the brink of losing her flower shop, Ivy signs what she thinks is a Valentine's delivery contract-only to discover she has summoned a Ledger Demon, a creature forged to enforce infernal law and collect what is owed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThorn is precise. Controlled. Lethal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd bound by the contract, by the shop, and soon by Ivy herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Valentine's Day approaches, Ivy and Thorn are forced into close proximity, long hours, and an intimacy neither of them anticipated. Thorn was never meant to want. Ivy was never meant to be collateral. But when desire crosses into blood and blood crosses into law, the Ledger takes notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome systems are built to consume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome contracts are designed to ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd some love stories bite back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRuin Has Sharp Fangs\u003c\/em\u003e expands the Veil of Shadows universe with a standalone novella set at the edge of Hell's authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Ivy Calder accidentally summons a Ledger Demon while trying to save her flower shop, she becomes entangled with Thorn-an enforcer forged to collect souls and erase defiance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Thorn was created under laws that predate the current Queen of Hell. Laws that do not account for choice. Or love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Valentine's Day approaches and Hell tightens its claim, Ivy and Thorn form a bond that cannot be categorized, controlled, or collected. What begins as survival becomes rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis standalone novel features a cameo appearance by Remington, son of Meg, Queen of Hell, and explores the cost of dismantling ancient systems within the Veil of Shadows world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo prior reading required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Midnight Ledger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957709871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"M. R. Pritchard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259667411125,"sku":"9781957709871","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9c682fdd-1cd7-478b-be53-2675a2fba6ab.jpg?v=1771342731","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ruin-has-sharp-fangs-9781957709871","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}