{"product_id":"the-hike-valdean-pouncie-9781964172422","title":"The Hike: Spear Me, Baby","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hike: Spear Me, Baby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Valdean Pouncie \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove. Lust. Legend. Something in the woods wants all three.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen opposites-attract couple Nick and Robin set out for a weekend hike in the Great Smoky Mountains, they're hoping to reignite their passion and patch their unraveling relationship. But the forest has other plans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobin, a Cherokee rock singer with a wild streak and a past steeped in tribal folklore, knows these woods. Nick, a brass-knuckled welder with a dirty mind and a deep mistrust of nature, only knows how badly he wants to watch her walk in those shorts. What starts as a romantic getaway quickly descends into a surreal, sexually charged nightmare-where their bodies are no longer fully their own, and every rustling leaf hides a secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn ancient evil stalks them. A shape-shifting demon with obsidian fingers and a hunger for more than flesh. As erotic dreams bleed into waking terror, and Polaroid photographs start to appear of things no one should have seen-Nick and Robin must confront the truth: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey're not just being watched.\u003cbr\u003eThey're being studied.\u003cbr\u003eAnd the forest never forgets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaw. Hypnotic. Savage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hike: Spear Me, Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is a blood-soaked, sex-drenched descent into Appalachian folklore, where the line between arousal and fear snaps like a twig underfoot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Erotic horror with folklore roots (think The Ritual meets The Witcher-but way hornier)\u003cbr\u003e - Supernatural seduction and paranormal dread\u003cbr\u003e - Intense psychosexual suspense in wild places\u003cbr\u003e - Cult horror, voyeurism, and things that go bump in the dark \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valdean Pouncie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196417242X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964172422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Burning Bulb Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.55d","brand":"Valdean Pouncie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801055080703,"sku":"9781964172422","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hike-valdean-pouncie-9781964172422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}