{"product_id":"a-crown-of-silence-leah-k-preston-wells-9798258378682","title":"A Crown of Silence","description":"\u003ci\u003eThey called her the Avatar of Twilight. They dressed her in gold and told her to smile. They forgot she was a person before she was a symbol.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix weeks free of the Order. Six weeks bonded to the enemy. And Lyraea Belmonte has never been less her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOakhaven's Council parades her soul-bond with Prince Cyprian as proof of peace - while quietly maneuvering to control them both. The Void-Rot is closing in on three fronts. And somewhere south of the border, the man who built her is already on his way to take back what's his. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArchon Valerius doesn't arrive with an army. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe arrives with provisions, priests, and a hand extended in protection - the kind you take from a drowning rope without checking who's holding the other end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe doesn't need soldiers. He has the fail-safe he buried in Lyraea's body years ago. A lock. A leash. A way to end her with a word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd someone she trusts has already shown him exactly where to turn the key. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cyprian's kingdom starves without him and the Void marks him as its next target, the bond keeping them both alive becomes the one thing their enemies need broken. The bridge between Light and Shadow is the only hope either world has left - and the people most desperate to survive are the ones building the weapon to destroy it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the killing stroke finally falls, Lyraea won't get to choose between losing Cyprian and losing herself.\u003cbr\u003eShe'll only get to choose which one she can live with. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA soul-bond she can't keep without breaking the man it's saving.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark romantasy - Book 2 of 3 - Political intrigue, a betrayal close to home, and a sacrifice that costs more than her life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah K. Preston-Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258378682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Leah K. Preston-Wells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173199061247,"sku":"9798258378682","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-crown-of-silence-leah-k-preston-wells-9798258378682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}