{"product_id":"ashes-of-austen-by-zoe-blake","title":"Ashes of Austen by Zoe Blake","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date: January 19, 2027\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe first book in the seductive and dangerous Shadows of Pemberly series where love, like a curse, demands surrender.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJane Austen's novels are not romances, they are a warning.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer poisoned pen exposed the arrogance and greed of British high society, even as she cursed them for it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulianna Whitcombe is thrust into an unholy alliance with the icy and dangerous Lord Victor Tilney. Bound by duty and desperate to save her family from scandal, she finds herself trapped within the crumbling walls of Northanger Abbey, where the shadows seem alive with menace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs her wedding day looms, the abbey’s eerie halls become a battlefield for Julianna's sanity. Her wedding gown is found slashed to ribbons. Poison creeps into the food, and an attempt on her life sends her tumbling down the grand staircase. The whispers of the staff grow louder, murmuring of a bridal curse that taints the Tilney legacy and of the twisted darkness behind Victor’s wealth and power. Julianna's every step is watched, her every move manipulated, and it becomes chillingly clear: someone doesn’t want this marriage to happen.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the greatest danger may come from Victor himself, as his obsession with Julianna blurs the line between protection and possession. As she unravels the truth, she must decide: Is Victor her captor—or her savior?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark, seductive, and laced with peril,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshes of Austen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill leave readers breathless as love battles the forces of vengeance and a deadly curse that may destroy them both.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47323698397353,"sku":"9781250434371","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/3470\/8393\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-07at12.29.03PM.png?v=1786120150","url":"https:\/\/steamylitbookstore.com\/products\/ashes-of-austen-by-zoe-blake","provider":"Steamy Lit Romance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}