{"product_id":"the-bakers-lifemark-m-l-buchman-9798184987057","title":"The Baker's Lifemark: a romantasy short story","description":"\u003cp\u003eA warm, romantic fantasy of chosen paths, unexpected belonging, and the surprising places where passion - and bread - can take you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Cantel Kingdom, the choice of a magical lifemark defines your soul's purpose. Yet Direena hates her fate as a baker and flees her overbearing family to join a wagon train heading north. Leaving her ovens cold and her lifemark behind feels like freedom at last. Meeting Bayard, the head drover, promises a bright road ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the road has other plans. As the miles mount, a mysterious fog descends on Direena's mind - and only a renegade monk holds the answer: a lifemark as true as hers cannot be outrun. To deny it is to lose herself entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. L. Buchman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798184987057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.18d","brand":"M. L. Buchman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174094545151,"sku":"9798184987057","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bakers-lifemark-m-l-buchman-9798184987057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}