{"product_id":"fount-and-fortune-book-one-of-the-empire-eternal-duology-a-dystopian-romantic-fantasy-9798999033215","title":"Fount and Fortune: Book One of The Empire Eternal Duology, A Dystopian Romantic Fantasy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe cost to enter the Fount is steep. The price of failure is everything.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing matters more to farmer Evangeline Lovette than taking care of her seven-year-old sister. Evan blames herself for the tragedy that took their mother's life, so it's the least she can do. When Evan learns her little sister has terminal cancer, her fragile world is shattered. She refuses to watch another person she loves die, and nothing will stop her from embarking on a dangerous quest to save her sister. All it takes is securing a lifesaving Immersion in the Fount, a magical spring known to pause aging and cure the impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's just one problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fount is ensconced deep within the palace of the Conquistador, Florida's brutal ruler of more than five hundred years. Even worse, only those with enough pesos are granted access-money Evangeline doesn't have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCon man Rafe Roldan relishes supplying fake identities to Florida's downtrodden, offering a foot into elite society. Haunted by atrocities he suffered as a youth under the Conq's regime, Rafe will do anything to subvert the tyrant's reign. When he crosses paths with Evangeline, he makes a snap decision that results in the most dangerous con: defying the Conquistador and scamming their way into the Fount.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Evangeline and Rafe, the cost to enter the Fount is steep, but the price of failure is everything, including the one thing they never expected to want: each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFount and Fortune is a dual-point-of-view, slow-burn dystopian romantic fantasy set in an alternate version of modern-day Florida. Perfect for romantasy fans of Carissa Broadbent, Rachel Gillig, and Danielle L. Jensen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: Fount and Fortune ends on a cliffhanger, but stay tuned for Book Two, which will end with a guaranteed HEA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDystopian romantic fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual POV, slow burn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction adventure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagical fount\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImmortal ruler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRide-or-die friendships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho did this to you?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow spice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad trip gone awry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecret identities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet's do a heist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne tent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFake marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe saves him\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChosen family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchoonover, Mickey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mickey Schoonover writes romantic fantasy books where love and friendship conquer the darkness...eventually. She's been making up fictional stories for most of her life, writing fantastical tales in the margins of her days as a reporter, editor, and public relations professional. When she's not writing, she can be found reading, hiking, taking way too many photographs of nature and faraway places, and going on adventures with the people she loves.","brand":"Mickey Schoonover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635441893650,"sku":"9798999033215","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1948a005-d5eb-4cb5-98d7-d06023d50301.jpg?v=1759236140","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fount-and-fortune-book-one-of-the-empire-eternal-duology-a-dystopian-romantic-fantasy-9798999033215","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}