{"product_id":"shades-of-rose-adam-gaffen-9798231496280","title":"Shades of Rose: Becoming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome loves never die. Some burn you down first.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKendra Foster-Briggs is eighteen, brilliant, and reckless as hell. Running from her small-town past, she dives headfirst into the bright lights and shadows of the California Confederacy, determined to build a future on her own terms-even if it means making her name in sensies, the immersive adult entertainment of the 22nd century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the industry doesn't play fair. Neither does debt. When her dream of independence crumbles, Kendra signs a too-good-to-be-true contract with OutLook, a shadowy organization with secrets buried deeper than her own. She thought she was buying time. Instead, she sold them her future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrust into a brutal training program alongside other misfits and debtors, Kendra discovers she's not the only one being shaped into something useful. Or dangerous. One of them-sharp-eyed, soft-voiced, and stubborn as hell-might just matter more than all the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf she survives what's coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShades of Rose: Becoming\u003c\/strong\u003e is the raw, gripping first half of a duology about power, identity, and the kind of connection that leaves scars-and sometimes, salvation. Told in Kendra's razor-edged voice, it's the story of who she was before the galaxy knew her name, and the love that lit the fuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJade City\u003c\/em\u003e, and stories where sharp tongues hide soft hearts-and where love isn't always tidy, or tame, or easy to define.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Gaffen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798231496280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arima Bikia, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Adam Gaffen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203203383551,"sku":"9798231496280","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab58b0c3-c6b6-44c4-9e00-bc0e033f43b1.jpg?v=1756834654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shades-of-rose-adam-gaffen-9798231496280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}