{"title":"Shirley Siaton","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"river-meets-the-sun-the-special-hardcover-edition-hardcover","title":"River Meets the Sun (The Special Hardcover Edition) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow available in a special hardcover edition with dust jacket, with a special illustrated case.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA love forbidden. An oath forsaken. The legend...forevermore.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey call me \u003cstrong\u003eAnini\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Jewel of Hamtic. A daughter of the river, a promise of the kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll my life, I have been told that peace demands obedience, that love is a luxury for lesser hearts. But when my father, the Datu of Tinigbasan, forges a truce sealed by blood and duty, he sends me a shield instead of a suitor-a man of few words and impossible eyes, a warrior who wields the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment he kneels before me, the world is never the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey call me \u003cstrong\u003eNogas\u003c\/strong\u003e, a warrior of Kalisidlan. I was born of stone and silence. A weapon, a servant, nothing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when I am sent to guard the princess of Tinigbasan, I learned that devotion can wound deeper than any blade. She is everything I was told not to want-but the first touch of her voice feels like sunlight breaking through a mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI swore to protect her. I never meant to love her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur hearts were never meant to meet, but the river and the sun do no ask permission to change the world. They burn everything to forge something new.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eInspired by the fables of the province of Antique, author Shirley Siaton-Parabia collaborates with her husband, Anini-y native Peter Parabia, to bring to life one of the greatest love stories of Philippine mythology. Recommended for readers 13 years old and above.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574192672991,"sku":"9781961052321","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ihQU0ufjFk9781961052321.webp?v=1784213497"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/shirley-siaton.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}