{"product_id":"changelings-a-monstrous-world-collection-paperback","title":"Changelings: A Monstrous World Collection - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. E. Wendel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperbacks include 2 novellas + a short story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNothing has gone as it should\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalar led his band of five brothers from the warring savannahs in the south to the human land of Eirea on the promise of two things: safety and mates. In the growing village outside the human city of Dundúran, they've found the first. Yet, year after year, Balar watches as others find their destined mate, but never he nor any of his brothers. What could an orc or fae have that he, Balar, a manticore in his prime, does not?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything is starting to go wrong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eImogen is a woman alone, and she likes it that way. Burdened with a large red birthmark upon her face, she's kept herself apart from others. With just her dog, donkey, and goats, she's built a good life for herself out in the wilds beyond the village. Everything is just as it should be-until one morning, she finds a big manticore sleeping on her land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife can change on a whim of fate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eImogen doesn't like people. Or visitors. And especially not suitors. Too bad for her, this overgrown housecat has decided she's his mate, no matter what she says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack to the beginning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaeve Brádaigh never meant to come back home to her family's estate. She thought her ambition and good looks would make a life for herself in the exciting capital of Gleanná, but after years of feeling small, she's back home, her tail between her legs. At least she has a degree to show for it, as well as a position at the new school for human and otherly children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, coming home opens old wounds-and worse, everyone at home knows just who Maeve used to be, not who she's trying to become. Almost everyone, that is...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe past leaves scars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough it's been years now, Soren has yet to feel he truly belongs in the peaceful village he and his manticore brothers helped build of humans and otherlies. One by one, his brothers are making lives for themselves, finding mates, looking to the future. Shamed and exiled from their former pride and left with scars on his face, Soren has never thought much about the future. He doesn't have dreams, he doesn't long for a mate. That is, until he meets a certain schoolteacher...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpring always brings fresh blooms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoren has no experience with hopes and dreams, let alone romance. Maeve has no idea what to do with a man-er, lion-man so earnest. Neither expected the bond and attraction snapping between them, yet both know this is too special to ignore...\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 522\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46931875627147,"sku":"9798988482888","price":38.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/QeLvhkyDwL9798988482888.webp?v=1778838621","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/changelings-a-monstrous-world-collection-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}