{"product_id":"river-meets-the-sun-the-shirley-siaton-9781961052321","title":"River Meets the Sun (The Special Hardcover Edition)","description":"Now available in a special hardcover edition with dust jacket, with a special illustrated case.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA love forbidden. An oath forsaken. The legend...forevermore.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey call me \u003cstrong\u003eAnini\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Jewel of Hamtic. A daughter of the river, a promise of the kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll my life, I have been told that peace demands obedience, that love is a luxury for lesser hearts. But when my father, the Datu of Tinigbasan, forges a truce sealed by blood and duty, he sends me a shield instead of a suitor-a man of few words and impossible eyes, a warrior who wields the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment he kneels before me, the world is never the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey call me \u003cstrong\u003eNogas\u003c\/strong\u003e, a warrior of Kalisidlan. I was born of stone and silence. A weapon, a servant, nothing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when I am sent to guard the princess of Tinigbasan, I learned that devotion can wound deeper than any blade. She is everything I was told not to want-but the first touch of her voice feels like sunlight breaking through a mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI swore to protect her. I never meant to love her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur hearts were never meant to meet, but the river and the sun do no ask permission to change the world. They burn everything to forge something new.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eInspired by the fables of the province of Antique, author Shirley Siaton-Parabia collaborates with her husband, Anini-y native Peter Parabia, to bring to life one of the greatest love stories of Philippine mythology. Recommended for readers 13 years old and above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirley Siaton,Peter Parabia,Shirley Parabia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961052326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961052321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inky Sword Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Shirley Siaton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48743063978239,"sku":"9781961052321","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/river-meets-the-sun-the-shirley-siaton-9781961052321","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}