{"product_id":"blood-and-binding-ember-celadon-9781067136215","title":"Blood and Binding: Golden Wolf Series Book One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pregnant woman fleeing an abusive husband crashes into a hidden town deep in the Catskill Mountains - one that doesn't appear on any map, and was never meant to be found.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshwood is a place of old rituals, buried secrets, and wolves who walk as men. When Abby crashes at the town boundary in a summer storm, her presence fractures a fragile peace. The town's ruling pack is divided: some see her as a threat, others as the fulfillment of a long-whispered prophecy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Abby's children - her young son and the unborn baby she carries - hold a power that should not exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus, the pack's reluctant Beta, has sworn never to take a mate. But the pull he feels toward Abby is instinctive, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. As tension in Ashwood escalates and old blood feuds reignite, Abby is drawn deeper into a legacy she doesn't understand - and may not survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs past and present collide, she must decide whether fate has led her to sanctuary... or into the path of something far more ancient and more deadly than the man she escaped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlow-burning and atmospheric, \u003cem\u003eBlood and Binding\u003c\/em\u003e blends paranormal romance, dark fantasy, and supernatural suspense in a haunting reimagining of werewolf lore. With a feminist, queer-inclusive lens, it explores power, trauma, and desire in a world where love can be both salvation and ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of Alix E. Harrow, Ava Reid, and Patricia Briggs, this is \u003cem\u003eA Discovery of Witches\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eSharp Objects - \u003c\/em\u003ewith claws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes include: hidden town, fated mates, slow burn romance, found family, forced proximity, single mother heroine, healing from trauma, shifters, morally complex characters, and dark magic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ember Celadon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1067136215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067136215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ember Celadon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Ember Celadon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874640605439,"sku":"9781067136215","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-and-binding-ember-celadon-9781067136215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}