{"product_id":"to-shatter-bonds","title":"To Shatter Bonds","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhy mom forgot it at soccer practice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome readers hate that we went back in time. This is the slowest of slow burns. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis has beauty and the beast vibes with huge twists. Some people like the captive trope, some don't!\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this book could still be your favorite child:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you love the captive trope, you'll adore this. Lol!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you love a true slow burn (over lifetimes) you'll also adore this. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vampire\/guardian lore is truly unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe plot is super twisty with immortal characters mixed with mortals. Lots of secrets...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife story:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey say guardians and vampires once lived together in harmony. But history is written by the victors… \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Aurelia is taken by Alain, the most powerful vampire in the region, her life is bound to the whims of a master she cannot trust—and a prophecy she cannot unravel. The guardians, sworn to protect her kind, live in silence and servitude. No one will come to save her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo one except Theo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Theo is no savior. He’s a vampire bound to Alain by chains more cruel than blood—his power held hostage in a vial he may never reclaim. Assigned to guard Aurelia, he is both prisoner and warden…and the only one who makes her feel safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Aurelia fights to understand the truth buried in ancient scrolls and divine warnings, Theo is forced to choose between survival and rebellion, between protecting Aurelia and breaking the curse that has chained him for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey both want freedom, but Aurelia doesn’t know who he’s fighting for—her, the prophecy, or himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd the person Aurelia chooses to trust? May be the one who breaks her.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReading Order:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 1: To Vanquish Darkness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 2: To Shatter Bonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 3: To Meet Surrender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Cindy Gunderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52007273922596,"sku":null,"price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/7927\/1460\/files\/Shatter.png?v=1790296197","url":"https:\/\/middlechildbooks.com\/products\/to-shatter-bonds","provider":"Middle Child Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}