{"product_id":"once-the-skies-fade-vanessa-rasanen-paperback-4","title":"Once the Skies Fade -- Vanessa Rasanen, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe law is clear: remarry or lose the throne.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut it says nothing about love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy husband is dead, and I'm the prime suspect. As if that wasn't bad enough, the law requires I marry by the end of the season, or I lose my kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI followed my heart the first time; I won't do it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe old tournament tradition could help me select our next king while protecting my broken heart, but I never expected a close friend of my husband's family to show up to compete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't know if he believes the rumors and suspects me of murder, but it's clear someone wants him out of the competition and me off the throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught in a tangled web of political games and deadly secrets, I must choose between following my wounded heart and keeping my crown...before more end up dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce the Skies Fade is the second in a fantasy romance collection of interconnected stand-alones set in a magical war-torn world, where secrets have power and allies are few. This tale of love lost and fated mates brings a morally grey queen with shadowy secrets and the sarcastic general who could mend her heart...if he doesn't put a dagger in it first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanessa Rasanen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crab Apple Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963947014\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vanessa Rasanen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46253893517540,"sku":"9781963947014","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781963947014.jpg?v=1745329095","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/once-the-skies-fade-vanessa-rasanen-paperback-4","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}