{"id":527,"date":"2025-11-06T18:12:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2025-11-06T18:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:12:45","slug":"snow-soot-a-dark-holiday-romantasy-by-christina-veillette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=527","title":{"rendered":"Snow &amp; Soot \u2014 A Dark Holiday Romantasy by Christina Veillette"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Dark Holiday Romantasy for the Season Has Arrived<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The wait is over! 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