{"product_id":"heart-of-stone-claw-lenore-ashwood-9798349488078","title":"Heart of Stone \u0026 Claw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe survived the day that shattered two worlds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow she has to go back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt seventeen, foster kid Serenity Vale watched her guardian die inside a Manhattan mansion filled with locked doors, impossible shadows, and enough weirdness to keep a therapist employed for life. She spent the next four years convincing herself it had all been trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the mansion is left to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause apparently the universe has jokes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to Charing Manor means facing the memories she's spent years outrunning. It also means discovering that beneath the estate lies Mid-Realm-a hidden world where seven dragon kindreds protect an ancient magic that's beginning to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthan Blackwing has dedicated his life to uncovering the truth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a dragon chronicler, he trusts evidence, history... and absolutely not the sarcastic Human who has somehow stumbled into his world's greatest catastrophe. But when a legendary artifact binds itself to Serenity's heart, Ethan is ordered to bring both her-and the stolen magic she carries-back to Mid-Realm before an ancient enemy tears the realms apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced into an uneasy alliance, Serenity and Ethan must survive dragon politics, impossible choices, murderous enemies, and an attraction that's becoming increasingly inconvenient. Because the closer they come to the truth, the more they realize Serenity's connection to Mid-Realm wasn't an accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was always meant to return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem is...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe might also be the reason everything falls apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDragons and dragon shifters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-burn romantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHidden magical worlds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortal fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrumpy hero × witty heroine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreek mythology woven into epic fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lenore Ashwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349488078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lodestar Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Lenore Ashwood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097557836031,"sku":"9798349488078","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heart-of-stone-claw-lenore-ashwood-9798349488078","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}