{"product_id":"the-ivory-throne-9798272570758","title":"The Ivory Throne","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey lied to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey had their reasons. Their holy vows. Their sacred quest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI know all of that. And I don't care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've left Caliburn. I've spent weeks trying to be normal. To be manageable and unremarkable. If hiding in the dark is what it takes to survive, then so be it. I'm done with trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a stranger suddenly shows up looking for me, the four Caliburn Knights aren't far behind-and now they want forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow they're sorry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow-suddenly-I matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no other options, I come back to the only place with answers. Return to my books and studies and trying to figure out the mystery that's-apparently-at the heart of who I am.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there are strings attached. Protection they insist upon. Six-hour shifts, around the clock: four boys with swords, sworn to protect me from enemies I'm only beginning to understand. As if I weren't already the campus outcast, now I have a bodyguard following me everywhere I go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo be it. I trust that they'll keep me safe. I don't need to forgive them to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept that somewhere between the piles of research and the hidden corners of the campus, things change. Like they're starting to...care. Not \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e me, but \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike I'm something too brilliant to stay in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't want to give in. The four of them \u003ci\u003ecan't \u003c\/i\u003egive in. And danger won't wait for desire to sort itself out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause The Consistory-the secret order that oversees their quest-is demanding answers. And there are others in pursuit of the Grail-people who will feed its ancient, terrible, world-changing power with blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only truth I know for sure: once their vows get pushed to the breaking point, there's no going back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly forward. Only together. Or not at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE IVORY THRONE\u003c\/b\u003e is Book 2 in the Knights of Caliburn University series, a dark academia reverse harem romance where the heroine holds all the cards and her four sworn protectors grovel their way back from betrayal. It contains mature themes and may not be suitable for all readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160067797266,"sku":"9798272570758","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7266dd85-1ccc-4286-b9b1-6c2320b213ae.jpg?v=1775034198","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ivory-throne-9798272570758","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}