{"product_id":"the-debtors-game-9798217092147","title":"The Debtor's Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a world where faeries are born with tattoos of debt to the High Fae, one servant must navigate a game of dangerous, sensual court politics between her mistress and the king--the first installment in a dark fantasy series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dark, dangerous, and deadly, \u003ci\u003eThe Debtor's Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous treat to read, with sensual and atmospheric prose. I could not put this book down.\"--Lindsay Straube, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKiss of the Basilisk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a palace faerie, Avery is busy preparing Lady Kassandra, a High Fae of the House of Illusion, for the upcoming coronation. Both of their freedoms rely on it: Kassandra, to escape her violent brother, and Avery, to pay off rings of debt tattoos she has inherited from her family, which force her to serve the High Fae. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a series of tragic events, Avery is forced to split her loyalties between Lady Kassandra and the newly crowned King Maxian, an alluring High Fae of staggering power. Avery agrees to spy on the King in exchange for liberating her family from debt, forming a triangle that proves more dangerous by the minute--further complicated by Avery's warring desire and resentment for both Maxian and Kassandra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut freedom from her debt grows further out of reach when she's forced to test her loyalties, leading her to uncover secrets about the High Fae with earth-shattering implications. Soon, Avery must find out whether the faeries--and herself--are really as powerless against the High Fae as they seem...or whether she just might hold the key to freeing them all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabelle Mongeau\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and editor in Atlanta, Georgia. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and published in \u003ci\u003eBayou Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitbreak Magazine, The Merrimack Review, Cleaver Literary Magazine, Alloy Literary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and Living Springs Publishers. She earned her MSt in creative writing from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in English\/creative writing and film studies from Emory University. \u003ci\u003eThe Debtor's Game \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057818300690,"sku":"9798217092147","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78b2cd3e-faef-4c37-909c-85be561e29be.jpg?v=1772009077","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-debtors-game-9798217092147","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}