{"product_id":"cruel-is-the-light-1","title":"Cruel Is the Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EPIC AND SIZZLING ROMANTASY THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . . SOON TO BE YOUR NEXT OBSESSION!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEXCLUSIVE BONUS SCENE INCLUDED IN THIS PAPERBACK EDITION!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePowerless, Fourth Wing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivine Rivals.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHEY SAY LOVE CONQUERS ALL . . .\u003cbr\u003eBUT CAN LOVE WIN IN A WAR BETWEEN DEMONS AND EXORCISTS?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOR WILL IT JUST TEAR THEM ALL APART . . . ?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA brutal war between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003edemons\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ehumanity\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas raged across Europe for over a century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt its heart are two elite soldiers- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELENE ALLEVA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a powerful exorcist trained at the prestigious Vatican Academy, and foot soldier, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJULES LACROIX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, unrivalled in battle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen their paths cross, despite initial distrust - then unwelcome attraction - Jules and Selene discover a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eterrible secret\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat the heart of the holy Vatican City . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoon Jules is forced to question everything he's ever known - including himself. And Selene, unable to ignore her growing feelings for Jules, must make an impossible choice between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003elove and duty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePRAISE FOR CRUEL IS THE LIGHT-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Set in a world as resplendent as it is brutal, with a taut, searing romance thrumming with can't-catch-your-breath tension. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCruel is the Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a masterclass in romantasy and a thoroughly scorching debut.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Bea Fitzgerald, bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sinister magic, crackling banter, and sizzling tension'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Emily Thiede, author of This Vicious Grace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A story of forbidden love with yearning so keen it cut. . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBound to be your next obsession\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.' Eliza Chan, bestselling author of FATHOMFOLK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Drenched with dark magic, woven with complex morals and sprinkled with true love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' Kika Hatzopoulou, bestselling author of THREADS THAT BIND\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A powerhouse debut . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, vivid and beautifully written'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vanessa Len, bestselling author of ONLY A MONSTER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I'm obsessed . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and I'm going to need to join an emotional support group in the wait for book two.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'This book is for sure to be a new romantasy obsession, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI am hooked\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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