{"product_id":"the-stranger-and-the-star-9798986246659","title":"The Stranger and the Star","description":"\u003cp\u003eA shooting star is no fairy godparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe matter-manipulating alien who answers June's wish for love is seeking contestants for an interstellar escape room through which it hopes to study emotion. Per the agreement, if she can beat five others in a series of tarot-themed fantasy trials, the star will attempt to grant her wish. However, if she fails to escape, it will keep her to study indefinitely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are worse fates than living in a magical world, and June is confident in her puzzle-solving skills-until she realizes she's given the star incentive to fail her by wagering her freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuck evades her at every turn and the only contestant with any compassion, a handsome stranger with no memories, may not be a contestant at all. There are signs he's as fake as the trials-just another of the star's manipulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo bad June is falling for him and he won't survive without her help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClarke, L. N.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - L. N. CLARKE is a video game production director by day and word nerd by night. In the past, she designed comic books and studied computer science. She loves strange old books, antique lockpicks, and pen and paper cryptography. She lives in the Eastern U.S. with her equally nerdy spouse, cool kid, a dog, a cat, and a flock of chickens.","brand":"Naughtobelus Books LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160164167954,"sku":"9798986246659","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ade33de6-2ea0-42f6-962f-f15b5b6f202a.jpg?v=1775633343","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-stranger-and-the-star-9798986246659","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}