{"product_id":"9780062447685","title":"Heart of Thorns","description":"\u003cp\u003eInventive and heart-racing, this fierce feminist teen fantasy from debut author Bree Barton explores a dark kingdom in which only women can possess magic—and every woman is suspected of having it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor won’t want to miss this gorgeously written, bold novel, the first in the Heart of Thorns trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ancient river kingdom, where touch is a battlefield and bodies the instruments of war, Mia Rose has pledged her life to hunting Gwyrach: women who can manipulate flesh, bones, breath, and blood. The same women who killed her mother without a single scratch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Mia's father announces an alliance with the royal family, she is forced to trade in her knives and trousers for a sumptuous silk gown. Determined to forge her own path forward, Mia plots a daring escape, but could never predict the greatest betrayal of all: her own body. Mia possesses the very magic she has sworn to destroy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as she untangles the secrets of her past, Mia must learn to trust her heart…even if it kills her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnemies to Lovers:\u003c\/b\u003e Mia has trained her whole life to kill magic-wielders. Prince Quin is the arrogant royal she's forced to marry. When an assassin's arrow reveals her forbidden power, their animosity might be the only thing keeping them alive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHidden Magic:\u003c\/b\u003e In a kingdom where all women with power are hunted, Mia's secret could get her killed. She's spent years despising the Gwyrach, only to discover she is one of them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIntricate Magic System:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover a world where touch is a weapon and sorceresses can manipulate flesh, bone, breath, and blood. But this power comes with a price, and its true history is a lie.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Hunter Turned Hunted:\u003c\/b\u003e Trading her knives for a silk gown won't stop Mia. She's a trained hunter determined to avenge her mother, even if it means becoming the very thing she's sworn to destroy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bree Barton","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47913199403229,"sku":"9780062447685","price":11.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/6860\/1821\/files\/BNCImageAPI_15154330-e519-4706-9a22-929bad9ea040.jpg?v=1778692307","url":"https:\/\/thenextchaptergp.com\/products\/9780062447685","provider":"The Next Chapter  -  Books, Puzzles and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}