{"product_id":"the-truth-tellers-bargain-the-oracles-duet-part-one","title":"The Truth-Teller's Bargain: The Oracle's Duet Part One","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe cannot lie. He refuses to kneel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlethea has never been free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn an Oracle with the power to speak undeniable truth, she has spent her life trapped in a gilded cage — her gift wielded by her mother, the ruthless Queen of Lenorea, to silence dissent and tighten her grip on the throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Alethea speaks a prophecy that threatens the crown itself, escape becomes her only chance at survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut freedom has a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFleeing the palace, she falls right into the hands of Nakir Hasan, the cursed and exiled heir leading the rebellion against Lenorea's rule. He expects a loyal weapon of the queen — another tool of the throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead he finds a young woman desperate to escape the very power she was forced to serve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo they strike a bargain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlethea will help him reclaim the crown. In return, Nakir will grant her the freedom she was never allowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet as war looms and prophecy begins tightening its grip on the future, their uneasy alliance shifts into something far more dangerous — and their unlikely pull to each other grows stronger with every step toward war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the closer Alethea gets to freedom, the harder it becomes to walk away from the man who promised it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when prophecy demands its price, she may have to choose between the future of a kingdom and the freedom she has fought her entire life to claim. Because the greatest threat to their bargain may not be the prophecy Alethea spoke . . . but the freedom she seeks, and what — or who — it will cost her to claim it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * enemies-to-lovers tension\u003cbr\u003e * morally gray rebel leaders\u003cbr\u003e * dangerous bargains\u003cbr\u003e * found family\u003cbr\u003e * prophecy and fate\u003cbr\u003e * slow-burn romantasy\u003cbr\u003e * epic fantasy rebellions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Truth-Teller's Bargain is the first book in The Oracle's Duet, set in the sweeping romantasy world of The Songs of Senmarria.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secret Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337741820201,"sku":"9798995139713","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/0153\/9369\/files\/9798995139713.jpg?v=1784136270","url":"https:\/\/www.secretgardenbook.com\/products\/the-truth-tellers-bargain-the-oracles-duet-part-one","provider":"Secret Garden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}