{"product_id":"blood-of-toma-9781499382372","title":"Blood of Toma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the heart of the Aztec Empire, a young priestess faces a fate of honor in death as the New Fire sacrifice for her city of Texcoco.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Toma survives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs betrayal within her own people collides with the arrival of strangers from across the sea, grief sends her down a path of vengeance that will carry her into the violence of conquest-and toward a forbidden bond with a Spanish soldier who should be her enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood of Toma\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty historical saga of revenge, cultural collision, forbidden love, and the struggle to choose hope as everything Toma knows falls apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning historical novel\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood of Toma\u003c\/i\u003e was named a Montaigne Medal Finalist, Readers' Favorite YA Thriller Finalist, and Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in Historical Fiction. \u003ci\u003eForeword Clarion Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e praised the novel for \"bringing order, beauty, and a sense of honor to the Mexica people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Sacred Honor Story Before Lauren Knew What Sacred Honor Was\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood of Toma\u003c\/i\u003e was Lauren Lee Merewether's first historical fiction novel-the story where many of the themes that would later define her \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred Honor Collection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e first emerged: devotion and duty, love across impossible divides, revenge and forgiveness, sacrifice, and the search for hope after ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContent Disclaimers: \u003c\/b\u003eViolence, Death, Human and Ritual Sacrifice, Attempted SA, Captivity and Conquest themes, Cultural and Religious Conflict and Themes appropriate to the period.\u003cb\u003eEditorial note: \u003c\/b\u003e In pursuit of a unique character voice, some portions of this novel contain intentional misuse of grammar and misspelled words. The reader should not mistake these features for a lack of editing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Lee Merewether\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499382372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLauren Lee Merewether is a historical fiction author and loves to learn about other worlds and civilizations. Bringing the world stories forgotten by time, Lauren lives to breathe new life into lost people as characters who fight wrong with right, love and lose, and hope in times of despair. She graduated from Texas A\u0026amp;M University and now resides with her husband, Mark, in Texas. For more information about Lauren Lee Merewether, see www.laurenleemerewether.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":66829379633267,"sku":"9781499382372","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a29258bf-e516-40af-ab94-90b6e37d25fd.jpg?v=1791574042","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/blood-of-toma-9781499382372","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}