{"product_id":"house-of-thirst-ruby-st-clair-9798233268427","title":"House of Thirst: Dark Vampire Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSCARLETT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI lived my life believing I was ordinary. Human. Unremarkable in a world that never looked twice at me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat lie shattered the moment Aleksandr Noctov saw me.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing near him feels like standing too close to a storm. Dangerous. Intoxicating. Inevitable. \u003cstrong\u003eHis presence pulls at something buried deep in my bones, something ancient that stirs when he's close.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't understand the power humming under my skin or why his touch steadies a darkness that terrifies everyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey say my soul has lived before. That it was hidden on purpose. That I was never meant to be found until him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoving Aleksandr means accepting a truth older than memory and bloodlines that cross kingdoms and gods. It means choosing him even when his shadows stretch far enough to swallow the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd I choose him anyway.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALEKSANDR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was forged to rule monsters and feared because I am one. Centuries of control keep the darkness chained inside me. Rage. Hunger. Power the gods themselves would destroy if they sensed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen Scarlett awakens something I was never meant to feel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe calms the storm without trying. Her presence quiets the ancient soul inside me like it recognizes her as its equal. Its counterpart. The one thing capable of pulling me back when I stand on the edge of becoming everything they fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have buried empires for less than the threat of losing her. I would tear realms apart before I let anyone touch what fate bound to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is not fragile. She is not human in the way the world understands. She is legacy. Power. My undoing and my anchor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd if loving her means unleashing what I've kept locked away for centuries, then let the world tremble.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause I was never meant to survive without her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is Book 1 in the House of Crimson Series. Reading Order: House of Thirst, House of Hunger.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruby St Clair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233268427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruby St. Clair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Ruby St Clair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623582937343,"sku":"9798233268427","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/house-of-thirst-ruby-st-clair-9798233268427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}