{"product_id":"the-shadow-princes-ruin-k-a-merikan-9781914921957","title":"The Shadow Prince's Ruin","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Give me your shadow, and my body is yours.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn elven prince shouldn't be working at Best Burgers Bonanza. Yet here I am, banished to the human realm for a lifetime of toil and misery. I guess that's what I get for being a traitor and the shortest elf at the Nocturne Court, with a shadow no darker than a tea stain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm stuck with no scheme up my sleeve when destiny brings me face to face with the answer to all my troubles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHawk. A dangerous human on the run from prison, so tall my neck hurts when I meet his gaze. His shadow is dark as death and it will be mine if only I can force him to marry me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat I don't expect though is the price for his exquisite power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wants my body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've never been an object of anyone's desire, but I will do whatever it takes to make him my Dark Companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen our illicit deal shatters the ice around my heart, keeping Hawk at arm's length becomes impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur bond is supposed to be one of convenience. He's crude, violent, reckless, and wants to devour me in the filthiest ways. He's everything I shouldn't want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI chose him to be my salvation, but he might just prove to be my downfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Shadow Prince's Ruin\" is a standalone, scorching hot, dark M\/M fantasy romance filled with dark humor, but also violence, peril, jealousy, and angst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is a darkly romantic escape into the shadows where love and destiny collide. Find out if the beast of a human can melt the ice prince's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThemes: \u003c\/strong\u003eugly duckling, marriage of convenience, illicit pact, size difference, dark humor, obsessive hero, isekai, fantasy world, elven prince, family trauma, shadow magic, monsters and fantastical creatures, fish-out-of-water, secrets, portal fantasy, forced proximity, road trip\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength: \u003c\/strong\u003e 130,000 words (Standalone)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. a. Merikan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191492195X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914921957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acerbi \u0026amp; Villani Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"K. a. Merikan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874494001407,"sku":"9781914921957","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shadow-princes-ruin-k-a-merikan-9781914921957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}