{"product_id":"the-skull-and-the-lute-9781963585209","title":"The Skull and the Lute","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA shipwright. A baron's daughter. A forbidden love they can't deny.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a beautiful runaway wearing a memento mori rosary stumbles into Daniel's shipbuilding workshop and hears him singing, her improvised verse and quick wit awaken a passion he thought long-dead. After years of living in disguise as a commoner, he intends to use her to enact his revenge against his uncle, Raymond de Broase, Earl of Hawkhurst, who murdered his father and usurped his birthright. But their flirtatious game sparks a flame that neither can control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarenza, the runaway daughter of the Baron of Winchelsea, never wanted romance, but she always loved the language of love. A skilled poet and aspiring nun, she chafes at her parents' demands that she marry. When she tries to flee from betrothal to Raymond de Broase, she meets a shipwright with a talent for verse who piques her curiosity. Though he is far below her station, she can't deny the new and unexpected feelings he inspires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen she learns his true identity, it seems their love was meant to be-but Raymond will stop at nothing to end the threat they represent to the legitimacy of his rule.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe De Veres Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 1 - The Skull and the Lute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 2 - The Sword and the Damsel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 3 - The Broken and the Bold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 4 - The Monk and the Maiden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963585209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Leslie Vollard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44087289938101,"sku":"9781963585209","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_008361bc-f6b6-42a9-b13b-aa56858fd07b.jpg?v=1714457166","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-skull-and-the-lute-9781963585209","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}