{"product_id":"bound-by-smoke-and-shadow-aveline-cross-9798235689411","title":"Bound by Smoke and Shadow: A Dark Fantasy of Bound Magic and Forbidden Desire- Book #2","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a world where magic is controlled, suppressed, and feared, power is not something to be wielded freely-it is something to be contained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeraphina has spent her life bound by the Circle, her Ash Magic sealed beneath ancient runes etched into her very skin. Locked away in the depths of Obsidian Keep, she is treated as both a threat and a weapon-too dangerous to release, too valuable to destroy. But something within her is changing. The magic she was meant to lose is not fading... it is evolving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStronger. Sharper. Hungrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery surge of emotion awakens something new beneath the seals, a power even the Circle does not fully understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then there is Caelum Nightborne-the Enforcer sent to watch her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCold. Loyal. Unyielding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is the Circle's weapon made flesh, sworn to suppress the very magic Seraphina represents. Yet with every visit, every silent exchange, every moment his storm-grey eyes linger too long on her chains, the line between duty and defiance begins to blur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause something binds them both-something neither of them chose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Circle debates whether Seraphina should be destroyed, controlled, or transformed into something far more dangerous, a darker truth begins to surface: her power is not the only thing changing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if the seals break... it won't just be magic that is unleashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will be truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world built on control, rebellion is not always loud. Sometimes, it begins as a whisper beneath the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBound by Smoke and Shadow\u003c\/strong\u003e is the gripping second installment in \u003cem\u003eThe Ash \u0026amp; Shadow Saga\u003c\/em\u003e, a dark fantasy romance filled with forbidden magic, slow-burn tension, enemies-to-lovers dynamics, and a world where power always demands a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aveline Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235689411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chrissie Rolle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.13d","brand":"Aveline Cross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665466167551,"sku":"9798235689411","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88818582-7558-44eb-8452-7f8ef3cf5c70.jpg?v=1792012113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bound-by-smoke-and-shadow-aveline-cross-9798235689411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}