{"product_id":"the-final-steep-a-k-hayat-9789948626947","title":"The Final Steep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe's a murdered prince with seven days before he becomes a monster. She's an outcast necromancer who might be his only hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeyra Tepes brews tea for the dead. Kicked out of the Academy for feeling too much, she scrapes by running a crumbling tea shop in Athergard's poorest district, helping ordinary ghosts say their final goodbyes. Her quiet life shatters when a stranger walks out of the rain: a solid ghost with a royal signet ring and no memory of his death.His name is Ash. The lost Thornwick prince, murdered five years ago in a conspiracy that stole the throne. His spirit is destabilizing. In seven days, his soul will tear itself apart into a violent, mindless poltergeist.To save him, Teyra must break every rule the Academy taught her. But a ruthless underworld boss known as the Moth is tracking their every move, the woman who killed Ash wants him back, and an ancient darkness is waking beneath the city streets.With time running out and her forbidden magic devouring her from the inside, Teyra faces a choice no necromancer should have to make: walk away and survive, or hold on and lose everything that makes her human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of slow-burn fantasy romance, morally grey characters, and gothic worlds where the dead don't stay quiet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Final Steep f\u003c\/em\u003eeatures a seven-day countdown, a murder mystery wrapped in a prophecy, a forbidden magic system fueled by empathy, and a love story between a woman who feels too much and a dead man who can't afford to feel at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Final Steep \u003c\/em\u003eis the first book in The Athergard Trilogy, a gothic romantasy of tea, ghosts, and the dangerous weight of caring too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. K. Hayat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 994862694X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789948626947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steep House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.90d","brand":"A. K. Hayat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588478513407,"sku":"9789948626947","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-final-steep-a-k-hayat-9789948626947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}