{"product_id":"after-the-embers-sylvia-mcdaniel-9781970574852","title":"After the Embers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurviving was the easy part. This is worse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien invaders. Forced marriage. Human survival. One woman refuses to surrender her freedom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMikaela Walker survived the end of the world by trusting no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the Vusod slaughter her family, Mikaela fights to stay alive in a shattered world ruled by alien invaders. Every day is survival. Every decision could mean death. Hardened by grief and driven by instinct, she follows one rule above all else: never depend on anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the Assembly changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumanity's last governing force has a plan to rebuild civilization, and Mikaela is ordered into a political marriage with a man she's never met. A dangerous warrior chosen for strategy, not love. A future forced upon her when freedom is the only thing she has left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as deadly enemies close in and buried secrets rise to the surface, Mikaela discovers survival is far more dangerous when trust, attraction, and loyalty enter the equation. Because the greatest threat in this broken world may not be the Vusod...but the terrifying possibility of losing her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love post apocalyptic survival romance, alien invasion romance books for adults, forced marriage dystopian romance, survival romantasy with aliens, strong heroine survival story romance, dystopian fiction romance with spice, and slow burn enemies to lovers sci fi romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded Tropes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced marriage romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePost-apocalyptic survival romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlien invasion romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong heroine survival story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlow burn romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnemies-to-lovers tension\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFound family romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarrior protector romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTouch-her-and-die hero\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sylvia McDaniel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1970574852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970574852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Virtual Bookseller, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.23d","brand":"Sylvia McDaniel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173540372735,"sku":"9781970574852","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-the-embers-sylvia-mcdaniel-9781970574852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}