{"product_id":"running-close-to-the-wind","title":"Running Close to the Wind","description":"A queer pirate fantasy standalone adventure by Alexandra Rowland, the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron\n\n\"Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp.\"―Freya Marske, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light\n\nA LitHub most anticipated book of 2024\n\nAvra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Araşti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world―and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea.\n\nTo find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must ask for help from his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Ḥaffār. They are far from happy to see him, but together, they hatch a plan: take the information to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls, fence it, profit. The only things in their way? A calculating new Araşti ambassador to the Isles of Lost Souls who’s got his eyes on Avra’s every move; Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own and a frankly inconvenient vow of celibacy; the fact that they’re sailing straight into sea serpent breeding season and almost certain doom.\n\nBut if they can find a way to survive and sell the secret on the black market, they’ll all be as wealthy as kings―and, more important, they’ll be legends.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250802547\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250802547.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rowland, Alexandra\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516252397626,"sku":"DBV.1250802547.A","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/running-close-to-the-wind","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}