{"product_id":"the-fox-and-the-rose-vol-1","title":"The Fox and the Rose: Vol. 1","description":"An elegant, brilliant court scholar faints in the street and is rescued by a handsome fox. Or: a bright-haired diplomat from Nippon finds a wilted beauty in the road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso, the beauty was poisoned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill he remember this? Not a chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaurel has bigger things to worry about, such as making his shadowy benefactor proud. After all, she plucked him from the wastes of the imperial army when he was a boy. She saved his life, so he's willing to give her the rest of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShigeru \u003ci\u003elikes\u003c\/i\u003e this sickly man with a lovely face and the worst temper he's ever seen. He'd like to keep him, actually. It's fine if Laurel doesn't agree-he can wait. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore pressingly: something is haunting the western part of the city, and they've both been assigned to the case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurel\u003c\/b\u003e: \"The first meeting was bad. The second and third got worse and worse!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShigeru\u003c\/b\u003e: \"The first meeting was fun, the second was fun, the third was fun...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fox and The Rose is an MM historical fantasy. It features a cold and beautiful genius protagonist, rivals-to-lovers slow burn, a handsome love interest who's actually a fox, lots of teasing, banter, and court intrigue. This book is the first in a series.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943970668775,"sku":"9798319070616","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_568976b9-19ab-4bd7-a0ca-4598bc38b9e4.jpg?v=1775345832","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-fox-and-the-rose-vol-1","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}