{"product_id":"a-queens-pride-9781735299808","title":"A Queen's Pride","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"...A powerful roller coaster of emotions that still makes time to probe themes of discrimination and entitlement.\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e Readers will be hooked\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Coming of Age Shapeshifter Story \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor centuries, humans descended on shifters' lands, killing and claiming. They devoured all in their path--gold, God, and glory their battle cries. From the flames of destruction on the Zafeo continent, two nations emerged--the human territory of Vumaris and the feline nation of Shona. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo more wars. No more bloodshed. Eight decades of peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor eighteen-year-old Asha, traveling to Vumaris with her parents, lion alphas of the Kingdom of Shona, should've been a simple matter. Recommitting to an eighty-year-old peace treaty between their countries should've been easier still. Yet, greed and corruption know no boundaries of time and place. So when a group of mercenaries converges on Sanctum Hotel, hellbent on kidnapping Asha and assassinating her parents, her family trip turns into the bloodiest night of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eWill Asha lose those closest to her heart--her parents and Ekon, a young bodyguard she loves?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e If so, will she forgive her enemies or seek divine retribution? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly time will tell, and it's running out for Princess Asha of the Kingdom of Shona. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarning: Gun violence and torture (non-sexual)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJones, N. D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - N. D. Jones, Ed.D. is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in Maryland with her husband and two children. In her desire to see more novels with positive, sexy, and three-dimensional Black characters as soul mates, friends, and lovers, she took on that challenge herself. Along with the fantasy romance series Forever Yours, and a contemporary romance trilogy, The Styles of Love, she has authored three paranormal romance series: Winged Warriors, Death and Destiny, and Dragon Shifter Romance, and an urban fantasy duology: Feline Nation.N.D. is also the founder of Kuumba Publishing, an art, audiobook, eBook, and paperback company that is a forum for creativity, with a special commitment to promoting and encouraging creative works from authors and artists of African descent.","brand":"Kuumba Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874528137490,"sku":"9781735299808","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39228e1c-3b97-441c-a515-fb2d430978cb.jpg?v=1737997416","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-queens-pride-9781735299808","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}