{"title":"Rachel Greenlaw","description":"Rachel Greenlaw is the author of the magical Christmas romance One Christmas Morning and The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells,  as well as the YA fantasy series Compass and Blade. Greenlaw lives on an island in the middle of the Atlantic, and when she's not wandering the beaches and nature trails with her two children and husband, she's dreaming up her next story.","products":[{"product_id":"the-ordeals-hardcover","title":"The Ordeals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"What a wild ride! Rachel Greenlaw's romantasy debut combines captivating worldbuilding, a seriously twisty plot, and a steamy romance.\"--Demi Winters, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Road of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A magical college with death games, a murder mystery, and dangerous magic? 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To make it out alive, she will have to hone her magic and learn to identify who is a rival, who could be an ally, and who is a murderer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause now, not only does she have to protect her heart but her very life. Hopefuls are being viciously picked off one by one between the challenges. In her haste to escape the Collector's trap, Sophia may have fled straight toward her own death sentence.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102587064543,"sku":"9780593984833","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/O4NUex0htj9780593984833.webp?v=1781083540"},{"product_id":"the-woodsmoke-womens-book-of-spells-paperback","title":"The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells \u003c\/em\u003ecaptivated me from the very first page... I absolutely treasured it from beginning to end.\" --Cecelia Ahern, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a magical new direction for \u003cem\u003eOne Christmas Morning \u003c\/em\u003eauthor Rachel Greenlaw, an evocative and mysterious story about lost love and the magic of coming home, for readers of Adrienne Young and Breanne Randall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is an old tale woven through the mountain town of Woodsmoke about a stranger who appears as the first snow falls in winter, who will disappear without a trace as the frost thaws in spring, leaving a broken heart behind.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarrie Morgan ran from Woodsmoke ten years ago, and the decision has haunted her ever since. Spending a decade painting and drifting around Europe, she tries to forget her family's legacy and the friends she left behind. But the Morgan women have always been able to harness the power of the mountains surrounding the town, and their spells--and curses--are sewn into the soil. The mountains, they say, never forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSure enough, when Carrie's grandmother dies and leaves behind her dilapidated cottage, she returns to renovate--certain she will only be there for one winter. She meets Matthieu as the temperature dips, a newcomer who offers to help refurbish the cottage. Before long, and despite warnings from her great-aunt Cora of the old stories, Carrie finds herself falling for the charming stranger. But when the frost thaws in spring, Matthieu goes missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarrie is convinced he's real, and he's in danger. 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