{"product_id":"shatter-paperback-5","title":"Shatter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaitlyn Deann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarson Owens wakes on his wedding day to a chilling discovery: his fiancée, Gina Blake, has vanished-along with nine others. In the Province, departure without sanction is treason. Was Gina taken, or did she choose to run? The question is a blade twisting in his chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrief calcifies into obsession as Carson scours records, desperate for any trace of Gina. Then a dream of her ends in an eight-pointed star burned into the skin on his inner wrist. The mark could doom him if discovered-and he hasn't a clue what it means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Carson's father, Derek, leads a floundering search for the missing. Dead ends pile up; his son's sanity frays. Out of options, Derek turns to his renegade brother-a runaway the Province assumes is dead-knowing the price of that alliance could be both their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar beyond the Province's reach, Gina is aboard a rusting tanker on the Glassy Sea. The same dream-induced mark brands her wrist. Her captors call it a soulcrest-proof of a divine bond now anchoring her to Carson across an impossible distance, creating a dreamscape just for them. This puts her captors in danger, and they will do what they must to keep their hidden home a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTruths unravel. Lies deepen. Bonds shatter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShatter is book 2 in The Forgotten Countrymen, a dystopian romantic science fantasy series.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRATED MA\u003cp\u003eThis series is recommended for mature readers as it may include strong language and depictions of or allusions to: sex, violence, abuse, substance use, grief, assault, self-harm, suicide, religious oppression, and infidelity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51053509902475,"sku":"9781915129581","price":51.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/ruOo-wnbmk9781915129581.webp?v=1793811136","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/shatter-paperback-5","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}