{"product_id":"merry-wild-and-mated-a-dark-holiday-world","title":"Pre-order: Merry, Wild and Mated: A Dark Holiday World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublication date: 7 December 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Dark Holiday World Novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree nights before Christmas, I end up on the wrong mountain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m cold. I’m desperate. And someone is hunting me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cabin at the edge of the treeline looks abandoned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt isn’t.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe man who opens the door is massive. Silent. Assessing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe doesn’t ask my name.\u003cbr\u003eHe doesn’t ask why I’m here.\u003cbr\u003eHe steps aside and says, “Get inside.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe storm traps us.\u003cbr\u003eThe mountain seals shut.\u003cbr\u003eAnd the longer I stay, the clearer it becomes—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis isn’t just shelter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s his territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe moves with purpose.\u003cbr\u003eHe watches with intent.\u003cbr\u003eAnd when he touches me, something shifts. Something claims.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Christmas, something ancient wakes in the dark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd I won’t leave this mountain the same.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kathleen Kelly Author","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43856026501181,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/8405\/9197\/files\/Merry_Wild_and_Mated.png?v=1792502528","url":"https:\/\/kathleenkellyauthor.com\/products\/merry-wild-and-mated-a-dark-holiday-world","provider":"Kathleen Kelly Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}