{"product_id":"the-riven-altar-hardback-signed-rockstar-contemporary-romance-copy","title":"The Riven Altar Hardback SIGNED - Rockstar Contemporary Romance","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Riven Altar is the first in a series, but also works as a stand alone novel!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKasia Sawadzka\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas spent her life choosing responsibility over desire. A retinal surgeon in Seattle, she is steady, disciplined, and fiercely devoted to her family. Rock stars belong to another world. Temporary, dangerous. Not for women who have to keep their hands steady and their heart intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafe Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis tired of being a symbol. As the frontman of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Riven Altar\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the world’s most enigmatic alt-rock bands, he lives inside myth.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacrifice, blood, lament,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall while privately craving something quieter,\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etruer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFame has taught him how easily people want access without understanding, and how badly intimacy can break when it’s rushed, exposed, or consumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheir connection begins by accident.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt deepens through late-night conversations, shared silences, and the slow recognition of something neither of them was looking for but both feel, unmistakably. Rafe doesn’t want to be worshipped. Kasia doesn’t want to be rescued. What they want is terrifyingly simple: but will they be able to hold onto it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove doesn’t exist in a vacuum.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Touring schedules, public scrutiny, family obligations, old wounds, and the cost of choosing someone when the world demands something else all threaten to pull them apart. As grief resurfaces and the distance between stages and operating rooms grows wider, Kasia and Rafe must decide whether love can survive without guarantees, or if wanting each other is simply another beautiful thing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003edestined to fracture.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrigger Warnings: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis story includes content that may be potentially triggering. If any of the following is triggering for you,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eplease do not read this book.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReader discretion is advised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTriggers: Death, Violence (Stabbing\/Punching)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTropes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRockstar \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-Burn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe Falls First (x2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Triangle (Micro)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoy Next Door\/Girl Next Door (Micro)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Chance Romance (Micro)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced Proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMillionaire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoctor\/Patient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Author D.M. Randall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47232429981827,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2773\/8243\/files\/FRONTCOVERONLY.jpg?v=1771374455","url":"https:\/\/authordmrandall.com\/products\/the-riven-altar-hardback-signed-rockstar-contemporary-romance-copy","provider":"Author D.M. Randall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}