{"product_id":"cruel-bloom-krista-drake-9798252576671","title":"Cruel Bloom: A Dark Post-Apocalyptic Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the Purple Basin, flowers grow in irradiated kill zones. Their petals are both currency and medicine. Oh, and the price of harvesting them is measured in bodies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI've spent two years running solo extractions into the deepest zones... the ones that keep leaching the color from my eyes and the sense from my head. My faction needs what I bring back. Nobody asks what it costs me to get it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when our leader brokers a deal with the enemy and tells me I'll be running a joint extraction into unmapped territory, I don't get a vote. That's bad enough. But then I find out they've paired me with a man I've spent two years hating across the trade routes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRiddle is loud. He's cruel. And his mouth is a weapon he never stops firing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the adrenaline from nearly dying crashes into the worst decision of my life, I find out his mouth is just as precise on my body as it is in a fight. Every filthy word proves he's been studying me and cataloging every weakness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRiddle has made it excruciatingly clear what I am to him: something to pin down, take apart, and walk away from when the extraction's over. But not his equal. Never that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe'll see. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor readers who love: \u003cbr\u003e- He falls first\u003cbr\u003e- Rivals to lovers\u003cbr\u003e- Kink that does emotional work\u003cbr\u003e- Forced proximity in a kill zone\u003cbr\u003e- Post-apocalyptic romance that doesn't soften the apocalypse \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCruel Bloom is a standalone dark post-apocalyptic romance with a guaranteed HEA, written in first person POV. Heat level: scorching. This is Book 1 of The Petal Trade series. Each book follows a different couple. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of Rebecca Quinn and Laura Thalassa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Krista Drake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798252576671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Krista Drake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437803581695,"sku":"9798252576671","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_443666cb-d758-4306-8825-cf894fb81a95.jpg?v=1777164167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cruel-bloom-krista-drake-9798252576671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}