{"product_id":"chimera-david-c-bell-9798196879234","title":"Chimera: Surrogates","description":"\u003ci\u003eAI Free Novel\u003cbr\u003eParanormal Sci-Fi\/Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA creature with two faces. A city with two sides.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cold night in late January, Antoine and Claire are tied together by a mystical thread of destiny. Neither of them fully understand their connection, but an insatiable hunger drives them forward. Their hearts are nebulas of light and darkness, beauty and pain, love and fear. They crave for connection, they long for intimacy. And in their ephemeral wanderings, they stumble upon two families in the midst of crisis, each on opposite sides of the same city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe follow Antoine and Claire as they formulate their new mysterious identities based on the relationships they surround themselves with. Will they succumb to their dark urges and exploit their relationships to satiate their own cravings, or will a higher nature guide them to fulfill a greater purpose? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Chimera: Surrogates' \u003c\/b\u003eexplores the beauty and pain found in everyday interactions, and the moral complexity in cycles of trauma and addiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world can be a harsh place. But, sometimes, when everything seems at its worst, all it takes is a miraculous act of kindness from a generous stranger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David C. Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196879234\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\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.02d","brand":"David C. Bell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173302706431,"sku":"9798196879234","price":16.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chimera-david-c-bell-9798196879234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}