{"title":"Sophie Kim","description":"Sophie Kim is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The God and the Gumiho. She has a penchant for writing stories that feature mythology, monsters, mystery, and magic. Her work includes young adult novels such as the Talons series and books on the adult spectrum such as the Fate's Thread series.","products":[{"product_id":"the-god-and-the-gwisin-paperback","title":"The God and the Gwisin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this swoony sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe God and the Gumiho, \u003c\/i\u003e a trickster god must work with his reincarnated lost love to solve his brother's murder on board a luxury underworld cruise ship.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeokga the No-Longer-Fallen is working on himself. Reinstated as a god, the trickster now attends much-needed therapy, even as he desperately searches for his lost love, Hani. But when the red thread of fate tangled around his finger--signaling Hani's reincarnation--leads Seokga to a luxury cruise down the river of the dead, the woman he finds waiting for him isn't Hani . . . she's Yoo Kisa, and she has no memory of him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoo Kisa is exhausted with her afterlife. While she'd hoped the underworld would be peaceful, whoever she was in a past life racked up quite the karmic debt, and now \u003ci\u003eshe \u003c\/i\u003emust pay it, working thanklessly aboard the SRC \u003ci\u003eFlatliner.\u003c\/i\u003e Even worse, the red thread wrapped around her pinky followed her into the underworld . . . and although her fated partner has found her, he seems to find her lacking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the heavenly emperor is murdered aboard the ship, Seokga and Kisa must solve the crime before the cruise ends. As the mystery draws them closer, the god and the gwisin will have to decide what they truly mean to each other. But there's something bigger at play aboard the SRC \u003ci\u003eFlatliner, \u003c\/i\u003e something that holds the key to Kisa and Seokga's fated connection--and the fate of the mortal \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eheavenly realms.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103184294111,"sku":"9780593599686","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FI1_sm3aeX9780593599686.webp?v=1781090448"},{"product_id":"the-god-and-the-gumiho-paperback","title":"The God and the Gumiho - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this sly and dazzling contemporary fantasy, the most notorious nine-tailed fox in Korea pairs up with a trickster god-turned-detective to track down a wrathful demon . . . before it can destroy the mortal world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Enchanting fantasy . . . With an intoxicating mix of action, mystery, and deliciously angsty romance, this reads like the most bingeable K-drama.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKim Hani has retired from a life of devouring souls. She is, simply put, too full. Once known as the infamous Scarlet Fox, she now spends her days working in a coffee shop and annoying a particularly irritating, if unfairly handsome, trickster god as often as she can. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That god is Seokga the Fallen. Exiled from the heavenly kingdom of Okhwang, he now begrudgingly resides in the mortal realm, working toward his redemption and suffering through his interactions with the particularly infuriating, if sneakily charming, gumiho barista at his favorite caf?. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when a powerful demon escapes from the underworld and threatens to end all of humanity, Okhwang's emperor offers Seokga an enticing bargain: Kill this rogue creature, as well as the legendary and elusive Scarlet Fox, and he will be reinstated as a god. Hani, however, has no intention of being caught. Seokga might be a trickster god, but she has a trick of her own that he'll never see coming: teaming up. As Seokga's assistant, Hani will undermine and sabotage his investigation right under his overly pointy nose. Sure, she'll help him kill the demon, but she certainly won't allow him to uncover her secret identity while they're at it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the bickering partners track their case down a path of mayhem and violence, the god and the gumiho find themselves inescapably drawn to each other. But will the unlikely couple stand together to prevent the apocalypse, or will they let their secrets tear them--and the world--apart?","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104832098527,"sku":"9780593599662","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/vz_d7owDL59780593599662.webp?v=1781111410"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/sophie-kim.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}