{"id":3669,"date":"2021-09-13T11:11:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T11:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?page_id=3669"},"modified":"2026-09-21T19:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:43:04","slug":"home-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3669\" class=\"elementor elementor-3669\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-c64304c wd-section-stretch e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c64304c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f8f41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98f8f41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524c17f wd-animation-left-flip-y wd-width-100 wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"524c17f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-default subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCAROLINA\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">BLACKSHEEP<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-after_title reset-last-child wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBY THOMAS MAIER\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wd-mod-animations-transform-base-css\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart-1\/css\/parts\/mod-animations-transform-base.css?ver=8.5.7\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wd-mod-animations-transform-css\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart-1\/css\/parts\/mod-animations-transform.css?ver=8.5.7\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wd-mod-transform-css\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart-1\/css\/parts\/mod-transform.css?ver=8.5.7\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a66c51 e-con-full wd-animation-left-flip-y e-flex wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a66c51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c2fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_button\" data-id=\"29c2fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-button-wrapper text-left\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-extra-large btn-icon-pos-right\"  href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-btn-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSHOP NOW\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a625e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3a625e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/headbutton.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29030\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c70529 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c70529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a2890 wd-animation-right-flip-y wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63a2890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00.png 855w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-430x450.png 430w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-150x157.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-700x733.png 700w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-764x800.png 764w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-768x804.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-bf58ee0 wd-section-stretch e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf58ee0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d49acb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d49acb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b12be wd-animation-slide-from-left wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"44b12be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Touchupo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Touchupo.png 627w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Touchupo-430x425.png 430w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Touchupo-150x148.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Touchupo-303x300.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26b231 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c26b231\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53676c wd-animation-slide-from-right wd-width-100 wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"e53676c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-default subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tABOUT THE AUTHOR\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l wd-underline-colored\">THOMAS<span style=\"color: #458bc2\"> MAIER<\/span><\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb2249 wd-animation-slide-from-right wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"6cb2249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left color-title\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Out of the shadows. Into the story.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7820afe wd-animation-slide-from-right wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"7820afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tThomas Maier is an author known for compelling storytelling that dives deep into themes of resilience, identity, and personal transformation. With a passion for rich narrative depth and authentic character journeys, Hales crafts stories that resonate powerfully with readers seeking bold, atmospheric fiction.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb03c6 wd-animation-slide-from-right wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_button\" data-id=\"3eb03c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-button-wrapper text-left\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-extra-large btn-icon-pos-right\"  href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-btn-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tREAD MORE\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-d685b12 wd-section-stretch-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d685b12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6228c0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6228c0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0576e19 wd-animation-slide-from-left wd-width-100 wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"0576e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-right\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-default subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOUR BOOK\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l wd-underline-colored\">CAROLINA <span style=\"color: #458bc2\">BLACK SHEEP<\/span><\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cbace1 wd-parallax-on-scroll wd_scroll_y_30 wd-animation-slide-from-left wd_scroll_smoothness_30 wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"4cbace1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-right\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Carolina Black Sheep is a powerful story of resilience, identity, and the courage it takes to forge your own path when the world expects you to follow the crowd. Set against a backdrop of deep roots and unyielding tension, the narrative dives into complex relationships, raw human emotion, and the defining moments that force us to choose between fitting in or standing out.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3058bba e-con-full wd-animation-slide-from-left e-flex wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3058bba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18a738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a18a738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/headbutton.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29030\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3210d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_button\" data-id=\"fb3210d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-button-wrapper text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-shape-rectangle btn-size-extra-large btn-icon-pos-right\"  href=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/product\/carolina-black-sheep\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-btn-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSHOP NOW\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad03d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cad03d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2860fe1 wd-parallax-on-scroll wd_scroll_y_-80 wd-animation-right-flip-y wd_scroll_smoothness_30 wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2860fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-1.png 385w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-1-150x225.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.projects-hubs.us\/carolina-black-sheep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/00-1-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-af3816e wd-section-stretch wd-animation-top-flip-x e-flex e-con-boxed wd-animation-normal wd_delay_100 wd-animation wd-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af3816e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00213f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e00213f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb88791 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"cb88791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-subtitle subtitle-color-default subtitle-style-default wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTESTIMONIALS\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l wd-underline-colored\">Hear from Our Satisfied Readers  <span style=\"color: #458bc2\">The Joy Our Books Bring<\/span><\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b80483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_testimonials\" data-id=\"0b80483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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