{"product_id":"book-four-lulu-gables-9798196741746","title":"Book Four: The Silk Whisper of China Mai Lian: A tale of forbidden love, whispered secrets, and the women who dared to love despite the world's restra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Silk Whisper of China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe daughter of a respected Chinese merchant, Mai Lian moved through London's elite circles like a rare pearl, adorned in silk embroidered with the golden thread of her ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer beauty was delicate yet striking; her almond shaped eyes holding the wisdom of dynasties past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she first met Lord Edward Harrington at a botanical garden, their fingers brushed over the petals of a rare orchid, sending an electric thrill through her veins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You should not be here with me,\" she whispered one evening, her voice barely audible over the crackling fire in his private study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"But I would rather defy the world than deny my heart,\" Edward murmured, cupping her cheek, his touch reverent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, love was not a shield strong enough to protect them from the whispers of disapproval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMai Lian knew her family's reputation teetered on the edge, and Edward's inheritance would be forfeit should their love be exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheirs was a romance written in stolen glances and clandestine moonlit encounters, forever tainted by the cruel hand of duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lulu Gables\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196741746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.29d","brand":"Lulu Gables","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173145223423,"sku":"9798196741746","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/book-four-lulu-gables-9798196741746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}