{"product_id":"the-musician-the-monster-signed-includes-art-prints-and-a-bookmark","title":"The Musician \u0026 the Monster SIGNED (Includes Art Prints and a bookmark)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn a city haunted by a monster, a grieving musician makes a deal with a broody and reclusive nobleman that may either heal or doom them both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA gothic fantasy romance where a dark and whimsical retelling of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeauty and the Beast \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emeets haunting romance and musical themes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein a Regency-esque setting like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBridgerton \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ebut with magic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic is Ceridwen Kinsley’s only escape from grief after the death of her mother. Each night she plays from the rooftop of their crumbling home—unaware her haunting songs reach the ears of the city’s most reclusive noble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrystan Winterbourne, disgraced noble and reluctant Lord Protector, is supposed to hunt the monster stalking the city. He’s failing. But the music that drifts across the rooftops soothes the darkness clawing inside him. When the musician herself is attacked, he makes a reckless offer: become his live-in musician. She’ll be safe. And she’ll be his.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Ceridwen, moving into the eerie manor of a brooding recluse is scandalous enough. Yet the promise of coin for her family—and medicine for her ailing father—is too tempting to refuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat begins as a simple arrangement soon deepens into dangerous intimacy. Desire grows where neither expected it, and every moment together blurs the lines of duty, class, and restraint. But within the manor’s walls lie haunting secrets, and if they come to light, they will shatter more than just their fragile hearts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis series is complete, and should appeal to fans of romantic and atmospheric retellings and fairy tales by authors such as Hannah Whitten, Tessonja Odette, and Stephanie Garber.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTropes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePhantom of the Opera\/Beauty and the Beast meets Bridgerton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMonster Romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTouch Her \u0026amp; Die \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Forbidden \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFairy Tale Retelling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGothic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMorally Grey MMC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eContent Warnings:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Musician and the Monster\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a gothic fantasy romance aimed at adults, which contains material that some readers may find distressing or objectionable including: adult language, drinking, consensual spice, violence, death, blood \u0026amp; gore, blood drinking for magical purposes, self-harm for magical purposes, miscarriage (not the FMC), death in childbirth (remembered), grief, loss, guilt, and self-deprecation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Megan Van Dyke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48881346052253,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/8913\/8333\/files\/51A6-92uunL._SY445_SX342_QL70_FMwebp.webp?v=1788743869","url":"https:\/\/willowanddagger.com\/products\/the-musician-the-monster-signed-includes-art-prints-and-a-bookmark","provider":"Willow \u0026 Dagger Bookshoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}