{"product_id":"the-saltwater-curse","title":"The Saltwater Curse","description":"\u003cp\u003eA woman escaping her past...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKristy Gallagher has slayed a monster before. When she could no longer live with her husband's abuse, she plunged a knife into his neck. Then, she fled his family's criminal empire-changing her name and traveling to the far reaches of the world, before finding her safe haven in Bali.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe's used to looking over her shoulder but nothing could prepare her for the monster that lurks beyond the shore. Sharp claws, grasping tentacles-Krakens are real, and their King has decided she's to be his bride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA monster trying to end a curse...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrdus is King of the Dead Lands, the last Kraken of his bloodline, and the final hope to break a terrible curse that plagues his lands. He must find his destined bride, his soul mate, and marry her to save his kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis fated mate shouldn't be a human, but something about her calls to him like no other creature ever has. He drags her to his island, kicking and screaming, begging to be returned to the mainland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrdus must convince her he's not a monster to be feared, but her soul mate who will protect her from anything and anyone who means her harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding his own people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dark and delicious tale about what makes a monster-THE SALTWATER CURSE is inspired by the Hades\/Persephone myth. Only with a lot more tentacles.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHades and Persephone inspired \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptor x Captive \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced Proximity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFated Mates \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMulti POV\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent Warnings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStretching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTentacles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnconsented voyeurism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCannibalism (depends how you look at it)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMurder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath by tentacles,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShark attack (kind of?)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSad animals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKidnapping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNerve issues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToxic characters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath of parents and siblings (off-screen)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath of a spouse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDomestic abuse not by the MMC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference to sexual assault\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrauma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePTSD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRacism (by krakens toward humans).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Avina St. Graves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48386809397405,"sku":"9780473736514","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/8913\/8333\/files\/81hsE0RnQ1L._SL1500.jpg?v=1781030375","url":"https:\/\/willowanddagger.com\/products\/the-saltwater-curse","provider":"Willow \u0026 Dagger Bookshoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}