{"product_id":"the-holly-bride-gem-c-rowan-9798290068114","title":"The Holly Bride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomewhere between snowflake and starlight... she was always meant to be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter drifting from city to city, Sylvie Grant arrives in Maplewick seeking nothing more than quiet. But the tiny town at the edge of the woods seems to have been waiting for her. Lanterns flicker when she passes. Wreaths turn in the still air.\u003cbr\u003eAnd a stranger in a long coat watches the snowfall like it's sacred. When Sylvie receives three peculiar gifts-a silver bell, a wooden carving, and a sprig of mistletoe-she begins to uncover a tale whispered only in winter: \u003cbr\u003eOnce every hundred years, a mortal is chosen. Now the snow is deepening, the solstice draws near, and a gate to the Otherworld creaks open beneath the pines. To heal what's broken between realms, Sylvie must choose freely.\u003cbr\u003eBut the cold-eyed emissary sent to guide her is more than he seems. And love... love was never part of the rite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quiet romance. A haunting legend. A girl who doesn't believe in fate-until she becomes it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Holly Bride\u003c\/i\u003e is a snowlit tale of devotion, choice, and the magic that waits beneath evergreen boughs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gem C. Rowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798290068114\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\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Gem C. Rowan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169661722879,"sku":"9798290068114","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-holly-bride-gem-c-rowan-9798290068114","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}