{"product_id":"the-stray-spirit-r-k-ashwick-9798985581911","title":"The Stray Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bard and a forest spirit uncover a deadly magical threat...and the key to survival lies within their own forgotten songs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruggling bard Emry Karic has only one path home: impress the Auric Guild, join its ranks of elite musicians, and return to his family with his honor in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDifficult to do on a good day. Impossible to do with a possessed lute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHours before Emry's big break, an unnatural earthquake strikes, forcing a forest spirit named Aspen to take refuge in his lute. Aspen is loud, talkative...and not leaving anytime soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanicked, Emry swears the spirit to silence on stage, in exchange for a favor: he will help investigate the mysterious quake that nearly killed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Emry is a bard, not a scholar, and his research leads straight to the person who resents him the most: Cal Breslin, his studious ex-girlfriend. Despite their history, Cal can't pass up the opportunity to study a mythical being. Yet as the trio delves into the forgotten folklore of spirits and gods, they uncover a magical threat-and lingering feelings-looming beneath the surface...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. K. Ashwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8985581910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985581911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rk Ashwick Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"R. K. Ashwick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076154126591,"sku":"9798985581911","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a8cd99a-9265-4d6f-8207-04c222119cbd.jpg?v=1685463484","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stray-spirit-r-k-ashwick-9798985581911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}