{"product_id":"beast-by-chawna-schroeder","title":"Beast by Chawna Schroeder","description":"\u003cp\u003eStand-alone novel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eOnce upon a time there lived a Beast . . .\u003cbr\u003eNot in a shining castle,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebut among a pack of dogs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor as long as Beast can remember, she has lived among her master's dogs. With them she sleeps. With them she eats. With them she fights and struggles to survive. But through hunger and cold, she dreams of one day becoming Master's favorite, eating bones with meat and a place beside the fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen strangers attack. Her pack scatters. Fire eats the village. And Beast knows: Master is no more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlone and unprotected, Beast tries to defend herself against slavers scavenging for any leftovers. But she is only one, and they are strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eTracked by men, sold as a monster, is Beast only prey to be hunted. . .\u003cbr\u003eor something more?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eI am Beast. I serve Master.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eWhen he calls, I come. When he commands, I obey. When he rages, I cower at his feet. By his word I live; by his word I die. So I stay to the shadows, sleeping in the pen with Master’s dogs and fighting them for the scraps that fall from Master’s table. Sometimes I win. Most times I don’t. Then long nights follow. Cold nights, when wind pierces the wood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46314352541922,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/FairyTaleBeast-Schroeder.png?v=1738718659","url":"https:\/\/yvbmmp-18.myshopify.com\/products\/beast-by-chawna-schroeder","provider":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}