{"product_id":"the-rise-rick-bettencourt-9798998786600","title":"The Rise: The Rise of the Normals - Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiesel's got fangs, feelings, and one very big problem: he's in love with the wrong species.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiesel Cade has never fit in-not with his clan's archaic customs, not with their forced mating rituals, and definitely not with their hatred of humans. Bisexual, wolf-shifter, and humansexual (yeah, it's a thing), Diesel dreams of escaping the magical forest he calls home and starting over somewhere freer... like Salem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when his best friend makes the leap into the human world, Diesel hesitates-until a failed escape lands him in the arms of a brooding, off-the-grid firefighter with a haunted past. Mat is grieving the loss of his family. He's also immune to magic-something that scares the hell out of Diesel's supernatural kin. Something that shouldn't be possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs sparks fly and secrets unravel, Diesel must choose: follow his heart into the unknown or submit to the life he was never meant to lead. But with the Howling Moon-and its ancient mating rites-looming, time is running out. And the forest doesn't let go of its own easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForbidden love. Found family. Magic, madness, and one very inconvenient prophecy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to the rise of something new.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Bettencourt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998786600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bettencourt Concepts, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.09d","brand":"Rick Bettencourt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305781117183,"sku":"9798998786600","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7c2f444-abbd-4970-ad1f-6805cb415c54.jpg?v=1758831762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rise-rick-bettencourt-9798998786600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}