{"product_id":"a-castle-contended-sharon-rose-9781948160230","title":"A Castle Contended: Castle in the Wilde - Novel 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe loves her kingdom...and the foreign usurper they hate. How can she choose between them?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth finally understands. The despised foreigners are not what she believed. Nor is her noble role just a burdensome restraint. It also carries authority-and the obligation to use it wisely. Which might be more of a restraint than the proposed marriage she is evading. Now all she needs to do is convince an entire kingdom to respect the people they hate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore she can even try, unraveling deceptions rock her land. A duchess mysteriously dies. Atrocities in Tower Woods come to light. The governing assembly is being manipulated. The cry of Beth's heart is the last thing anyone cares about. As for loving a despicable foreigner-intolerable!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTristan would do anything to help Beth, but his foreign hands are tied. The only thing he can do, \u003cem\u003emust\u003c\/em\u003e do, is kill the enormous vixicats that terrorize the Wilde-beasts that have proven invincible for over a century. If he conquers them, he invites a siege to his castle. What is worse? Starving or becoming a vixicat's meal? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can Beth forge her newfound scrap of authority into a tool that is both subtle and powerful enough to return justice to her land? Especially when succeeding could turn the foreigner she loves into an enemy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Castle Contended\u003c\/em\u003e is the second novel in the \u003cem\u003eCastle in the Wilde\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy. If you enjoy a story where wit and hope confront lies and hate, come and explore this fantastical world with medieval undertones and conflicted cultures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948160234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948160230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eternarose Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d","brand":"Sharon Rose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046882603263,"sku":"9781948160230","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a748b70-4ca7-4117-9f14-15b15e22b83a.jpg?v=1684987031","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-castle-contended-sharon-rose-9781948160230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}