{"product_id":"crown-after-midnight-oakland-moon-book-two","title":"Crown After Midnight: Oakland Moon, Book Two","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2218\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2218\"\u003eA crown is not always an honor. Sometimes it is a demand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2369\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2270\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2268\"\u003eCrown After Midnight: Oakland Moon, Book Two\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2274\" data-end=\"2293\"\u003eDarius Blackman\u003c\/strong\u003e continues the Oakland Moon saga in the hours after Hope changed everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2655\"\u003eRoman Greer and Dr. Candice Monroe are no longer standing in the same dark room they survived. Now the road leads north, toward Sacramento, Crown House, dangerous inheritance, family blood, old witnesses, public pressure, supernatural records, and a crown that refuses to stay buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"3138\"\u003eRoman is trying to leave the throne behind. Candice is refusing to let love become ownership. But Crown House knows how to make control sound like protection, how to turn repair into a trap, and how to offer power to the wounded until obedience looks like healing. The opening chapter connects the book directly to the aftermath of Club Hope, with Candice and Roman facing the message that “Oakland found Hope” but “Sacramento kept the crown.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3140\" data-end=\"3363\"\u003eThis is grown Black romance with heat and consequence. This is romantasy with ledgers, pins, blood, family names, old rooms, and supernatural pressure. This is a crime saga where every invitation may be a trap with manners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3365\" data-end=\"3420\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3365\" data-end=\"3420\"\u003eHope changed the room.\u003cbr data-start=\"3389\" data-end=\"3392\"\u003eMidnight brings the crown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darius Blackman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44175836446756,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/9986\/5124\/files\/crown_after_midnight_final_cover_1600x2400_801515f9-bd56-4644-8663-e11526134af0.jpg?v=1778577509","url":"https:\/\/dariusblackmanpublishing.com\/products\/crown-after-midnight-oakland-moon-book-two","provider":"Darius Blackman Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}