{"product_id":"the-lord-of-shadow-and-cortney-manning-9798306445113","title":"The Lord of Shadow and the Queen of Flames: Retelling of Sleeping Beauty and The Lute Player","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a land where dragons and goblins wage war, a cursed maiden pursues the Dark Overlord she blames for her people's suffering ... a man who just happens to be her betrothed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter escaping a one-hundred-year slumber, Dragon Rider Talia Dracon, has a promise to keep that might shatter her world again. For her king has tasked her with the impossible: restore to his side the son he lost a century ago, the same lad Talia once thought she would marry ... until he caused her curse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Talia must brave the dark caverns of the mysterious Realm Below ... a world of goblins and darkness once thought to be nothing more than myth. And on its throne sits the man she hoped to never see again: her former betrothed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanthos, Dark Overlord of the Realm Below, has everything he once desired: security, control, respect. Legions of goblins bow at his whim, and monsters of immense power submit to his will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut two things remain which even he cannot escape: the irksome dragons that hinder his plans, and the betrayed eyes of a maiden from his childhood which haunt his dreams each night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a Dragon Rider sweeps into his court, Melanthos hopes to finally rid himself of his dragon dilemma, never suspecting that he is inviting a ghost from his past back into his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA retelling of Sleeping Beauty and The Lute Player\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Intertwined Tales is a multi-author series of clean fairytale retellings. Each novella entwines a famous fairytale with a lesser-known story to create one happily ever after. These standalone stories can be enjoyed in any order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cortney Manning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798306445113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Cortney Manning","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851104563455,"sku":"9798306445113","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lord-of-shadow-and-cortney-manning-9798306445113","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}