{"product_id":"crown-of-thorns-and-silence-samantha-vangundy-9798235893184","title":"Crown of Thorns and Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003eFreedom was supposed to feel safer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValen wouldn't know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter escaping the cruel grip of Duke Morcant-a man who treated beauty like ownership and obedience like survival-Valen finds himself hidden within a rebellion sanctuary where kindness feels far more dangerous than cruelty ever did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo locked doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo punishments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one demanding pieces of him in exchange for safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorst of all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople keep asking what he wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's unsettling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially when one infuriatingly patient nobleman refuses to leave him alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCassian Dain is everything Valen has learned not to trust-steady, kind, and far too observant for comfort. He never pushes. Never demands. Never touches without permission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd somehow, that makes him terrifying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut while Valen struggles to heal, the kingdom itself begins to fracture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful noble house is quietly building something monstrous-laws designed to turn Omegas into property, obedience into law, and fear into control. As dangerous secrets rise to the surface, Valen realizes surviving Blackthorn may have made him the one person capable of stopping what comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause monsters like Morcant only thrive when fear stays silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for the first time in his life-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValen is done being silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dark MM fairy-tale-inspired fantasy romance filled with slow-burn tension, healing after trauma, found family, political intrigue, rebellion, and a tender romance built on trust, choice, and learning that love can be gentle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samantha VanGundy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235893184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Samantha VanGundy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"Samantha VanGundy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001950281983,"sku":"9798235893184","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crown-of-thorns-and-silence-samantha-vangundy-9798235893184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}