{"product_id":"glow-of-the-periwinkle-9781662970993","title":"Glow of the Periwinkle","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the rugged majesty of the Gilian Highlands, the moon governs more than tides and seasons-it governs lives. Dartha, a young priestess devoted to the Temple of Lunar Healing, has spent years mastering her craft beneath the silvery gaze of the Goddess. Her body bears the sacred sigils of devotion; her spirit bears the weight of every life she has failed to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her mother is stricken with Peria's Disease, a sickness untouched by prayer or potion, Dartha defies the temple's teachings and sets out on a forbidden pilgrimage to the Moon Goddess's Garden. The journey will test every oath she has ever sworn. Accompanied by Kovu-a mentor whose faith is as fractured as her own-Dartha faces the living heart of magic itself: a place where nature breathes, light pulses, and the price of compassion can unravel the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn that luminous place, Dartha must choose between love and duty, faith and consequence. Her decision will save one life but doom many, marking her forever as both healer and exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlow of the Periwinkle\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark, introspective fantasy about sacrifice, the quiet defiance of love, and the power found in choosing the heart's truth over the comfort of absolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuna, Shani:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eShani Luna is a fantasy author who crafts stories where light and shadow dance-and nothing is ever quite as it seems. Her worlds shimmer with moonlit magic and the pulse of living gemstones, places born from dreams, doubt, and a fascination with the beautifully ambiguous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she's not weaving tangled destinies, you'll find her gaming beneath the hum of lo-fi beats, with a cup of chai tea in hand, or chasing inspiration through pixels and starlight. Her imagination never rests-it respawns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShani writes for those who crave more than escape. Her characters are flawed, magnetic, and heartbreakingly human. Her stories linger, not because they end, but because they echo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Shani Luna's universe, the moon never fully sets and neither does the magic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gatekeeper Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985611620626,"sku":"9781662970993","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2dadf0ab-69df-4785-b597-04633d8bc84d.jpg?v=1769540766","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/glow-of-the-periwinkle-9781662970993","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}