{"id":1946,"date":"2016-05-01T10:37:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T14:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1946"},"modified":"2020-11-07T13:41:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T18:41:26","slug":"the-eldritch-heart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/books\/the-eldritch-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eldritch Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Princess Oona Talomir enjoys the little things that come with her station: a handmaiden, her lavish bedchamber, and scores of fancy dresses\u2015the duty to win a decades\u2019 long war, not so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, did I mention assassins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seers foretold the conflict would end by her hand. From the moment she drew her first breath, the neighboring kingdom has been trying to kill her so she could not grow powerful enough to destroy them. Fearing for his daughter\u2019s life, the king has kept her confined to the castle grounds for most of her sixteen years. With the tide of war turning against them, the burden of her crown becomes too much to bear, yet one thing lifts her spirits amid the gloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her servant girl, Kitlyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alas, in a kingdom obsessed with the god of purity, she is terrified to confess her forbidden love. When her father makes a demand she cannot abide\u2015marry a prince to forge a military alliance\u2015Oona panics. He is handsome and honorable, but he\u2019s not Kitlyn. Unable to admit why she cannot obey, Oona does the only thing she can think of, and runs away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alone and unprepared in the wilderness, she prays the gods will let Kitlyn find her\u2014before the assassins do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Series:<\/strong> Eldritch Heart (1)
Genre:<\/strong> High fantasy, young adult, LGBT, adventure
Intended audience:<\/strong> 13+
Available from:<\/strong> Amazon<\/a> \u2022 BN <\/a>\u2022 Kobo <\/a>\u2022 Other<\/a> \u2022 Audiobook<\/a> \u2022 Signed Paperback<\/a>

Return to Books Main<\/a> \u2022 Go to Series List<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View the maps of the kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read a page from Oona’s diary!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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