{"product_id":"book-kqc4","title":"Born For Marble","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe gripping new fantasy romance in\u003ci\u003e USA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Nicci Harris’s Cradled Common series about a young queen determined for her rule to become legend, and the stoic warrior guardian sworn to protect her, whose forbidden love shatters both their defenses as war looms on the horizon…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Take no man.\u003cbr\u003e Bear no children.\u003cbr\u003e I am the Queen of the Cradle.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the dystopian land of The Cradle, ten-year-old Tuscany begins her reign. Crowned as Queen and Mother, she endures harsh medical treatments designed to carve a living deity worthy of the people's reverence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nurture. Inspire. Endure.\u003cbr\u003e That is her Meaningful Purpose.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But Tuscany is more human than previous queens, becoming trapped in a cycle of mental instability, memory loss, and age regression.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Before she fades away, her father is killed, and her beloved brother takes the throne, granting her a Guardian to protect, guide, and sacrifice himself for her.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kong the Unbreakable is a seven-foot-tall Guardian with a stoic demeanour and a heart torn between loyalty and honour.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As he stands watch at her door, night after night, he quietly falls in love with the girl hidden behind it, the one too afraid to step outside and be strong.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Tuscany finally leads a campaign into the desert with Kong at her side, she tastes freedom for the first time. With each step away from her gilded cage, the closer she becomes to her stoic Guardian, and the fiercer her vows and her heart battle within her.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the Cradle, love is not the goal; it is the rebellion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWarning: The Cradled Common is a series of interconnecting-standalones. \u003ci\u003eBorn For Marble\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cu\u003ecan be read as a standalone\u003c\/u\u003e but will be best enjoyed after reading \u003ci\u003eBorn For Silk\u003c\/i\u003e—Tuscany’s brother's story.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50331443790128,"sku":"BDkqc4","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/kqc4-cover.jpg?v=1764991399","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-kqc4","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}