{"product_id":"this-safe-darkness","title":"This Safe Darkness","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Hunt was intended to make us an example, not a threat. That changes now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThirty-year-old Orelle Bren knows the best way to avoid death is to play by the rules of a society that only values women as wives and wombs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough it would be nice to reclaim the dream life her ex-husband stole from her, Orelle would gladly settle for a loveless engagement that exempts her from being among the ten unwed, childless women drafted for the annual Hunt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s supposed to be an honor, being selected to leave their underground utopia to eliminate the Sols—humans who’ve been mutated with corrupt magic by exposure to the sun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Orelle knows it’s a glorified death sentence, especially for someone who’s already in a daily battle with their own body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen her desperate attempts at enticement fail and she’s cast above into the fatal world of light, an unexpected ally challenges Orelle to find a new dream of living—and maybe even loving—out of spite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo do that, there are few lines she won’t cross to uncover the true monsters before becoming one herself, or something even worse: prey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThis Safe Darkness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe first book in the Sols \u0026amp; Shades duology that follows a disabled woman fighting to live out of spite in the deadly world of light after her eviction from the underground haven.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA weaponized lottery system, corrupt utopia, and slow-burn romantic sub-plot that’ll make you writhe over a simple wrist touch make this romantic dystopian fantasy the perfect read for fans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, Blood Over Bright Haven,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGild.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexis Maragold","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51646180950072,"sku":null,"price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/4075\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-17at7.58.14PM.png?v=1776470337","url":"https:\/\/www.litwineandbooks.com\/products\/this-safe-darkness","provider":"Lit Wine \u0026 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}