{"product_id":"9781426897924","title":"Tempered: Book Four of The St. Croix Chronicles","description":"\u003cem\u003eBook Four of The St. Croix Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eForced out of London's coal-blackened streets, Cherry St. Croix is faced with her most difficult undertaking yet: sobriety.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt long last, my guardian, the enigmatic Mr. Oliver Ashmore, has revealed himself-and his order is clear: I am to be dried out at once, regardless of my wishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI loathe the country estate I am imprisoned within. Footsteps follow me, voices call for me, and my sanity wavers. In my fevered dreams, I am haunted by those I failed, while waking proves no protection from the ghosts of my reckless past. The craving for laudanum plagues me. I require a distraction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo unravel the alchemical mysteries of my mother's family, I must rely on Ashmore's tutelage. I am lured to the art and drawn by the secrets my guardian possesses. Yet the deeper I delve, the more I believe that something dreadful disturbs these haunted corridors. In my madness, I fear that what it wants most...is \u003cem\u003eme.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e106,000 words","brand":"Carina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133851812080,"sku":"9781426897924","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781426897924_p0.jpg?v=1763745450","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781426897924","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}