{"id":2378,"date":"2016-12-29T11:50:03","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T16:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2378"},"modified":"2020-07-02T11:23:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:23:16","slug":"tales-of-widowswood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/tales-of-widowswood\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales of Widowswood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-envira-envira-gallery\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-4880\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-4880\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-3748\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; 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When darkness emerges from the forest and threatens her family, Emma discovers her connection to Ylithir the Wolf Spirit and embarks upon her journey to become a druidess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/EmmaAndTheBanderwigh_final-textless-1-1024x723.jpg?_t=1593703366\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/EmmaAndTheBanderwigh_final-textless-1-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/EmmaAndTheBanderwigh_final-textless-1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/EmmaAndTheBanderwigh_final-textless-1-567x400.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/EmmaAndTheBanderwigh_final-textless-1-610x431.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/EmmaAndTheBanderwigh_final-textless-1-425x300.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/books-gallery\/\">Return to Books Main<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcoxbooks.com\/wordpress\/series-list\/\">Return to Series List<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The village of Widowswood sits nestled against the forest that shares its name, a forest teeming with magic, faeries, and restless souls. 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