{"product_id":"bound-michelle-wiley-9798185917411","title":"Bound","description":"They regulate the magic. They can't regulate the fire. \u003cp\u003eIn the world of Alexandria, magic is power - and power must be controlled. Every Partikular is registered at birth, their abilities catalogued and contained by the Lieutenant's Sentinel enforcers. The unregistered are hunted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTallula Aberdeen has been hiding for thirty-two years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs an unregistered Ember - able to conjure fire from her bare hands - Tallie has survived by being forgettable. Brown clothes, trimmed hair, a rooftop shed for a home, and a talent for theft sharp enough to keep her fed. In a city where the wrong color at your fingertips gets you dragged before the law, invisibility is the only protection she has. She has made herself very, very good at it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen Torin Fairbairn sits down across from her - and shares his meal without asking for anything in return.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe is younger than her, maddening, and entirely too comfortable everywhere he goes. A stablehand with mahogany hair that falls in his face and chestnut eyes full of mischief, Torin has no reason to notice a woman who has made an art of being overlooked. And yet he keeps appearing. On her rooftop. At her door. With fried dough and a single yellow flower and the infuriating, unhurried certainty of a man who has decided she is worth the wait.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTallie has survived abusers, Sentinels, hunger, and years of running. The one thing she doesn't know how to survive is someone who simply stays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOUND is a slow-burn fantasy romance set in a Celtic-inspired world where magic is suppressed, class is enforced through color, and the most dangerous thing Tallie faces isn't the fire in her hands - it's the man who makes her want to stop hiding.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook 1 of The Burning Isles. Book 1 of The Burning Isles. Sequel: UNRAVELED. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Juliet Marillier, and romantasy readers who want earned intimacy, a rich magic system, and a heroine who burns.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love BOUND for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA slow-burn romance that earns every single moment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA richly built fantasy world with a compelling, original magic system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA fiercely flawed female protagonist who survives on her own terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eCeltic\/medieval-inspired setting with immersive atmospheric detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThemes of hidden identity, class oppression, and the courage to be known\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eFound family, fierce loyalty, and walls built over decades - slowly coming down\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185917411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.01d","brand":"Michelle Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997893800191,"sku":"9798185917411","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bound-michelle-wiley-9798185917411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}