{"product_id":"2940184549705","title":"The Curse and the Cradle","description":"What I love the most could destroy the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy hand rests on Emilie's swollen belly, the gentle rise and fall a constant reminder of the miracle – and the terror – that grows within her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery kick, every flutter... love that burns fierce and a fear that chills me to the bone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrange lights writhe across the sky, constellations twisting into unnatural shapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA celestial sign from nature herself. A warning about of the child we're bringing into the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmilie weakens with each passing day, the once vibrant spark in her eyes replaced by a hollowness that can only be attributed to the soul that grows within.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lines blur – protecting our family, saving the city – they twist together into a tangled knot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur team scrambles for answers. But we're not just an agency, anymore. We're a family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd we stand together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fate of our child, and quite possibly the world, hangs in the balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProphecies be damned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is our child. And she won't become the horror the world expects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI've always fought alongside nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this time... I might have to fight against it to save our baby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Curse and the Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e is the seventh book in the new Druid Detective Agency urban fantasy series. Elijah and Emilie already went through one adventure. Now, ten years after The Druid Legacy, they are facing new challenges that will test their limits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry Potter meets Harry Dresden in Druid Detective Agency.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Theophilus Monroe Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46567473938673,"sku":"2940184549705","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940184549705_p0.jpg?v=1771069540","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940184549705","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}