{"product_id":"9780692449882","title":"Hunting Wild","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoung Remeya-fosterling and maid-in-waiting to King Xavo's sister-worships the old and forbidden horned god alongside the princess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA worship made taboo half a millennium ago. Performed still in secret by a few. Quietly tolerated by the king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil madness took him, there beside the stone well on the grassy hillside of the castle's outer bailey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the king's mind unravels into violence, no one near him remains safe, not even his best beloved. \u003ci\u003eEspecially\u003c\/i\u003e not his best beloved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorse, Remeya believes King Xavo's insanity arose from her own mistake. Because she said yes, instead of no.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen life itself hangs in the balance, putting wrong to right is surely past praying for. Or is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpic fantasy in which old beliefs and old loyalties clash with hidden magic in the Middle Ages of J.M. Ney-Grimm's god-touched North-lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXCERPT FROM \u003ci\u003eHUNTING WILD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pebbles of the underground stream bed dug into the soles of her feet, and the chill of the shallow water numbed her toes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rough surface of the ceiling sloped down, scraping her back, forcing her to bend, to crouch, to curl enough that she caught her balance with her hands in the wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe light faded swiftly. Had she gone far enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe paused, eyes adjusting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe glimmering ripples of the spring's source cast dim flickers against the rocks pressing her down. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.M. Ney-Grimm lives with her husband and children in Virginia, just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains.She's learning about permaculture gardening and debunking popular myths about food. The rest of the time she reads Robin McKinley, Diana Wynne Jones, and Lois McMaster Bujold, plays boardgames like \u003ci\u003eSettlers of Catan,\u003c\/i\u003e rears her twins, and writes stories set in her troll-infested North-lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Unicorn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50075789623536,"sku":"9780692449882","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692449882_p0.jpg?v=1784733387","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692449882","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}