{"product_id":"the-runaway-laura-taylor-9798408304882","title":"The Runaway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan two tormented souls help each other heal from the wounds of the past?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmegas in the 1800's are not people; they are property. So when Connor runs away from a cruel and brutal master, he expects a short life of hunger and desperation, followed by a painful death. What he finds instead is refuge on the Calvet estate, and an alpha who seems as tired and broken as Connor himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his discharge from the French army, Sergent Gabriel Calvet is a man adrift. Tormented by the horrors of war and unable to reconcile his own actions with his ideals, he retreats to a quiet estate in the country to attempt to find peace. But even amid the rolling hills and melodious birdsong, his nightmares continue to haunt him, and it seems less and less likely that he'll ever manage to escape his past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnor doesn't know what to make of Gabriel. He's never met an alpha like him, who speaks kind words and who listens to Connor like he's a real person, instead of an object to be used and then tossed aside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabriel is equally confounded by this outspoken runaway, a slave who dares to have opinions of his own and who challenges everything Gabriel ever believed about omegas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith tensions rising over omegas' rights and a growing backlash against the repercussions of the war, Gabriel and Connor find themselves at odds with everything society expects them to be. In a world of such turmoil, will either of them ever find a place they can truly call home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis novel can be read as a standalone, however readers may enjoy it more after reading the previous book in the series to have a deeper understanding of the characters and setting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks in the Lost and Found series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: Redemption of a Slave\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: The Runaway\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: Rescue for a Rebel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaution: This book contains themes of slavery, graphic violence and descriptions of rape that may be disturbing for some readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798408304882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Laura Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217764888831,"sku":"9798408304882","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1dd84d0f-75a8-4a24-9e29-c79c0d8ae0ca.jpg?v=1771999295","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-runaway-laura-taylor-9798408304882","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}