{"product_id":"the-blessed-9781636797151","title":"The Blessed","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuri Daniels, a beautiful and troubled woman, is the descendant of a family of supernaturally gifted women, known as the Blessed, and literally holds keys to gateways between the earthly plane and seven powerful gods. A series of tragic losses and a stipulation in her grandmother's will has her returning to the family's home in New Orleans, unaware that she will need to step into the role of Orisha priestess and escape the attention of a powerful demon. To top it all off, she must accept the help of a Cambion--Lyla Jefferies, a dark supernatural being she has spent her life avoiding. What's worse? She can't help being drawn to Layla in ways she doesn't understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing the love child of a top-tier demon and a human isn't all it's cracked up to be. For the past two hundred years, Layla Jefferies has lived a life of quietude. When an unknown force draws her out of seclusion, the pull is too strong to ignore. Layla is tasked to assist with protecting the gateways and saving Suri from becoming a vengeful demon's avatar. Falling in love with her is definitely not part of the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLayla and Suri are brought together by fate to defeat the darkness threatening to tear their world apart. What they don't expect to discover is a love that might set them free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContent advisory: Opening chapter includes a depiction of sexual violence and rape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bold Strokes Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636797151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anne Shade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122377289909,"sku":"9781636797151","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4d420f47-361b-4abe-bc21-c337f3eb29e2.jpg?v=1766512792","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-blessed-9781636797151","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}