{"product_id":"beyond-the-god-sea-betrothed-9798988279402","title":"Beyond the God Sea: Betrothed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo man may touch Zaria. Not even her own father.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvy of the other girls, Zaria was born for the sea. Nobody questions her fate as the chosen braenese to marry Keroe, God of the Sea -- least of all her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd even if she did, she has no choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Zaria's wedding day finally arrives, she'll become the only islander of her generation permitted to cross into the God Sea. There's nothing more she could possibly want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUntil a curious boy washes up on her palm-fringed paradise and Zaria defies sacred law to hide the unconscious stranger.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are only two possibilities with his strange (and strangely handsome) face: he's either a village anomaly or the Sea God himself, in disguise. The alluring boy-creature couldn't have come from anywhere else, because there is no other land in all the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut when the scoundrel awakens, he has the gall to ambush Zaria.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs three pageants leading up to her wedding turn unexpectedly deadly, and the enigma of its true purpose looms, Zaria is torn between her long-desired fate as Sea Queen and the infuriating boy who tells her that everything her people know is a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e********\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease be advised: In this dystopian series the protagonist grows in a manner similar to characters such as Sansa Stark. She begins as sheltered and does not become a strategist until Book II when the story darkens and matures. There is no spice\/adult content until Book III.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook I is Mid-Range YA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook II is Dark\/Mature YA better suited to older teen readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook III is New Adult and contains mature content.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Winner of Independent Book Review's \"The Best Books We Read This Year (2021)\"**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14785521\"\u003eElora Morgan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bound \u0026amp; Crowned Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988279402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8988279409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF003000\"\u003eScience Fiction | Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF052000\"\u003eRomance | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAF\"\u003eYoung Adult Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAF015000\"\u003eDystopian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bound \u0026 Crowned Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44690199904493,"sku":"9798988279402","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ca91d96b-3050-43df-a155-51270b7c973f.jpg?v=1703702870","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/beyond-the-god-sea-betrothed-9798988279402","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}