{"title":"About Heirloom Secrets","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee517d;\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003eThe stories of heirlooms, whose secrets connect the past to the present, told in the lolling cadence of a Southern storyteller. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee517d;\"\u003eStats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdult dual time (one past, one present)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries length:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThree books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolence: \u003c\/strong\u003eNothing explicit, though several references to racially motivated violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic\/Supernatural:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNone \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lightly moderate, clean, though with implied sex between husband and wife. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian\/spiritual element:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eModerate, explicit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation: \u003c\/strong\u003eHistorical and women's fiction readers who want complex characters and a story to linger in. \u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-dress-shop-on-kings-street-by-ashley-clark","title":"The Dress Shop on Kings Street by Ashley Clark","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Heirloom Secrets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHarper Dupree has pinned all her hopes on a future in fashion design. 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But it's not until all appears lost that they see the unexpected ways to mend what frayed between the seams.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCharleston, South Carolina, 1860\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe candlelight sent a shadow of Rose up against the wooden wall. From the shadow, Rose looked taller. Stronger. Funny thing about shadows. They made even the smallest things into monsters or fairies or whatever folk wanted. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven a caterpillar could have the wings of a butterfly. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46632070250722,"sku":"","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/DualTimeTheDressShoponKingStreet-Clark.png?v=1754691928"},{"product_id":"paint-and-nectar-by-ashley-clark","title":"Paint and Nectar by Ashley Clark","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of Heirloom Secrets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1929, a spark forms between Eliza, a talented watercolorist, and William, a charming young man with a secret that could ruin her career. 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