{"product_id":"the-heart-trials-9798217238224","title":"The Heart Trials by Elle, J.","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a world where love is forbidden, one girl must fight for her heart and freedom through deadly trials in the first book of a dystopian romantasy duology from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author J. Elle. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLove Island\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e . . . a satisfying reality dating competition unfolds within a dystopian fantasy.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e**​The first edition hardcover features stunning sprayed edges, stamped case, and designed endpapers!​** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to The Heart Trials. The prize is love. The cost is everything.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Ethyria the highborn may love; the lowborn may only feel what the Benevolent allows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaltblood lowborn Axira Merreri survives the decaying districts by keeping her heart locked tight, couriering goods by day--and smuggling the ruler's euphoric Heartfillers to the highborn by night. Until a drop goes wrong and her execution looms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she strikes a dangerous bargain to steal something from the Tournament of Hearts, a ruthless dating competition to gain highborn citizenship, she enters. Not for love. For freedom. But as the twisted allure of the competition turns deadly, an unexpected connection cracks her defenses, forcing her to confront a truth she fears: In a regime built on engineered happiness, the most dangerous weapon she has is her heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author J. Elle delivers a breathless series opener that is bold, bone-chilling, and wholly original as it explores what happens when the heart becomes the empire's sharpest blade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Elle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.40w x 1.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217238224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 14-UP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Elle\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and internationally bestselling author of dark fantasy fiction examining love as a powerful phenomenon--capable of building and destroying worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49006517223577,"sku":"9798217238224","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9798217238224.jpg?v=1789074790","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-heart-trials-9798217238224","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}