{"product_id":"9781464258435","title":"As the Snow Gathers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe forest doesn't just take what it's owed—it takes whatever it wants.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDominic was born in Aplin Shade, a remote Canadian town built on the bones of another that vanished without a trace. Bookish and quiet, he never asked to lead his family, but after a carriage crash kills his father and leaves his sister forever changed, he has no choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only person who truly sees him is Lex, a logger in the camp near town and the love Dominic must keep secret. Together they dream of escaping Aplin Shade, a place where isolation breeds judgment and every kindness hides a cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the forest is no refuge. The Fanteur dwell there—shadowed beings who come at night to drain the dead of their blood and return them for burial by dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey've never touched the living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs winter descends and the Fanteur strike back against the logging camp, Dominic and Lex must fight for their lives, their love, and a way out of the woods' tightening grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the forest doesn't forgive, and it never forgets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mere Joyce (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":49073558061156,"sku":"9781464258435","price":28.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/0502\/0516\/files\/BNCImageAPI_795d8e43-ca3d-48fd-8b83-fc79540b635c.jpg?v=1787772038","url":"https:\/\/larkspurbooks.ca\/products\/9781464258435","provider":"Larkspur Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}