{"product_id":"ashes-courtyards-april-marie-light-9798272147691","title":"Ashes \u0026 Courtyards: A Gothic Tale of Love, Fire, and Rebellion in Spanish New Orleans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA city reborn in fire. A woman reborn in courage. A love that refuses to die.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Orleans, 1788 - A city of music and shadow, of silk and secrets, now burns beneath the Spanish crown. When the great fire devours the Presbytère, \u003cb\u003eCeleste Olivier\u003c\/b\u003e races into the flames to save the innocent - and awakens a darker power buried within her immortal heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeside her stands \u003cb\u003eJacques\u003c\/b\u003e, her soldier, merchant, vampire husband, whose steady strength hides a past steeped in war and blood. Together, they rise from the ashes to rebuild not only their home but a sanctuary for every woman cast aside by the world - \u003cb\u003ethe House of Olivier\u003c\/b\u003e, born in defiance of empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut beneath the city's ruin, something older stirs. The mark of a raven. An eye within flame. A secret cult whispering that the fire was no accident. To protect her people, Celeste must walk the knife's edge between \u003cb\u003elight and shadow\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efaith and forbidden magic\u003c\/b\u003e, and confront the ancient hunger that watches her from the dark. \u003cb\u003eDanger burns. Desire smolders. Redemption rises.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStep once more into the gothic heart of New Orleans, where \u003cb\u003elove is rebellion\u003c\/b\u003e and even ashes remember the shape of wings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e April Marie Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798272147691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"April Marie Light","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170684313855,"sku":"9798272147691","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ashes-courtyards-april-marie-light-9798272147691","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}