{"product_id":"valebound-vexi-thorne-9798243043427","title":"Valebound: A Dark Gothic Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe didn't want a prisoner. He wanted a worthy opponent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was supposed to be a golden ticket-a student with a future. Instead, I became a payment. When my father's gambling debts came due, he didn't sell his house or his cars. He sold \u003ci\u003eme\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eHanded over to the Hall Society as collateral, I expected a dungeon. I expected a monster. What I got was Cassian Hall.\u003cbr\u003eThe Prince of the City is dark, devastating, and terrifyingly precise. He rules Hall Tower like a fortress, and he looks at me not like a victim, but like a puzzle he intends to solve.\u003cbr\u003eHe offers me a room, a library, and a terrifying choice: A rope to escape. A map to the exit. And a single word to stop him if he goes too far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe says he doesn't keep prisoners-only those who stay. He's betting that I won't run. He's betting that the darkness in him calls to the darkness in me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the Society is watching. An Auditor is coming to ensure I am \"compliant.\" And as the walls close in, I realize the most dangerous thing in this house isn't the man holding the leash. It's the fact that I no longer want him to let go.\u003cbr\u003eI came here as a debt. I'll stay as a Queen.\u003cbr\u003eVALEBOUND is a high-heat, dark gothic romance intended for mature audiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTropes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vexi Thorne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798243043427\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\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Vexi Thorne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172038353151,"sku":"9798243043427","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/valebound-vexi-thorne-9798243043427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}