{"product_id":"the-fox-and-the-rose-hope-zane-9798319070616","title":"The Fox and the Rose: Vol. 1","description":"An elegant, brilliant court scholar faints in the street and is rescued by a handsome fox. Or: a bright-haired diplomat from Nippon finds a wilted beauty in the road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso, the beauty was poisoned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill he remember this? Not a chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaurel has bigger things to worry about, such as making his shadowy benefactor proud. After all, she plucked him from the wastes of the imperial army when he was a boy. She saved his life, so he's willing to give her the rest of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShigeru \u003ci\u003elikes\u003c\/i\u003e this sickly man with a lovely face and the worst temper he's ever seen. He'd like to keep him, actually. It's fine if Laurel doesn't agree-he can wait. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore pressingly: something is haunting the western part of the city, and they've both been assigned to the case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurel\u003c\/b\u003e: \"The first meeting was bad. The second and third got worse and worse!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShigeru\u003c\/b\u003e: \"The first meeting was fun, the second was fun, the third was fun...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fox and The Rose is an MM historical fantasy. It features a cold and beautiful genius protagonist, rivals-to-lovers slow burn, a handsome love interest who's actually a fox, lots of teasing, banter, and court intrigue. This book is the first in a series.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hope Zane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798319070616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Hope Zane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962772541695,"sku":"9798319070616","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c351dec-9a2a-44e1-8744-5a8a4a7b9b76.jpg?v=1750652485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fox-and-the-rose-hope-zane-9798319070616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}