{"product_id":"walkabout-hearts-paperback","title":"Walkabout Hearts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaya Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe bargained her freedom for her father's debt.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe never expected to want to stay.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEliza Hartley came to the colonies to document the wild, uncharted beauty of Australia's flora - not to become the prisoner of a cursed man on a remote estate beyond the Blue Mountains. But when her father's gambling debts land him in the hands of the enigmatic Edmund Cairns, Eliza does the only thing she can: she offers herself in his place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdmund was once a proud, cold-eyed colonial officer - a man who conquered land and dismissed wonder as weakness. Now, cursed into a form as wild and unsettling as the continent he once tried to tame, he lives in isolation with only an enchanted housekeeper and an incurably cheerful boy for company. He does not expect the woman who arrives at his gate to be brave. He does not expect her to be curious. And he absolutely does not expect her to weep over a kangaroo paw in bloom as if it is the most beautiful thing she has ever seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is not afraid of him. She is beginning to understand him. And that is far more dangerous than fear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the Australian bush blazes through its seasons and Eliza's botanical sketches fill with the extraordinary flowers of her captivity, something far more unexpected takes root between them - something that has nothing to do with bargains and everything to do with choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Edmund's past is not finished with him. And when the world beyond the estate threatens to tear everything apart, Eliza will have to decide: is freedom the absence of walls, or the presence of the person you choose to stand beside? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lush, warm Beauty and the Beast retelling set in the breathtaking wilderness of colonial Australia. Perfect for fans of clean historical romance with slow-burn tension, enchanted households, and heroes who earn their happy ending.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout Global Beasts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever wondered what the Beast would look like if Beauty and the Beast was set in a different country? Well, wonder no more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeauty and the Beast retellings!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tale as old as time, but with a twist!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen different stories, from fourteen different countries, and fourteen different beasts, each with a morally grey MC!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst book releasing September 16, 2025, and then one book every month until October 2026!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42858205773906,"sku":"9798224582846","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/3148\/5522\/files\/JtUQW3YH-9798224582846.webp?v=1793274694","url":"https:\/\/thecrimsonbinding.com\/products\/walkabout-hearts-paperback","provider":"The Crimson Binding","version":"1.0","type":"link"}