{"product_id":"the-arachnid-9781668228210","title":"The Arachnid","description":"\u003cb\u003e***SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION with custom SPRAYED and DESIGNED edges, available only in the first printing!***\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hauntingly beautiful second book in the gothic romance Poisoner series, where Alina Lis finds herself the prey of her vampiric ex-lover, Silas. They're a couple deadly as sin, and as intoxicating as a sip of poison . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn to the world of The Poisoner...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the shadows of 1890s Buffalo, a poisoner's bite leaves more than just scars--even for the undead.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo years after fleeing London, Alina Lis has built something she never thought possible: a home. Leading a commune of women like herself, she's found a new, greater purpose; experimenting on the Vipera. But peace, she learns, is as fragile as a spider's web in winter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSilas Forbes, the Vipera she escaped, hasn't forgotten. But his thirst for Alina threatens everything he's created in her absence. And he's brought another along for the hunt: Luka Novikov, the man who once betrayed her, now bound to them both by wounds that won't heal and debts that can't be paid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs human and Vipera worlds violently collide, old poisons surface and new alliances form. In a society where survival means choosing sides, Alina must protect the family she's built, Silas must decide what price he'll pay for his obsession, and Luka--marked forever by the poisoner's kiss--must survive the clash of an immortal's longing and a woman's fury. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome venoms have no antidote. Some hungers can never be satisfied. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Arachnid\u003c\/i\u003e is the second installment of the darkly seductive Poisoner series, where humans and Vipera twist together like lovers in the dark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheck the author website for content warnings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author I.V. Ophelia is known for her gothic vampire series The Poisoner. Born in small-town New England, she now haunts the streets of New York City, writing the most unhinged tales she can conjure. When not crafting gothic romance, she works as a full-time artist, hoards 19th-century gowns and antique furniture, dotes on her menagerie of pets, and plots her next literary transgression.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon Maverick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52176292610322,"sku":"9781668228210","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91e7e974-7057-4f1d-b452-75e6884af8ee.jpg?v=1775562596","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-arachnid-9781668228210","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}