{"product_id":"strong-and-wild-sloane-st-james","title":"Strong And Wild - Sloane St. James","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMicky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI’m new to this city, but things are looking up. My bestie’s husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I’ve got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my dream of opening my own cocktail lounge, Sugar \u0026amp; Ice. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he reveals his true self, I hate what I discover. Until some of his secrets unravel, proving we have more in common than I realized, and I don’t mean hobbies like rock climbing or outdoor concerts. No, we have the good stuff—shared trauma. I promised myself I’d never let that negativity back into my life again, but my heart tells me Rhys is worth it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRhys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHockey comes first. Always has, always will. I’ve got a one-year contract, 365 days to prove to them I’m worth the investment—which is why I need to stay far away from the woman across the hall. She thinks we’re strangers, but we know each other quite well. I need to keep it that way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe problem is she’s everywhere. Across the hall, on my laptop, bartending where my team hangs out. Micky is like a loose thread that I can’t stop tugging. Then one night, she steps in to do me a favor, and all my defenses get shot to hell. Now I’m showing her the real me, but it might not be enough for her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This 18+ spicy hockey romance features dirty talk, praise, degradation, angst, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and of course, a happily ever after.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCW: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrug use, addiction, death, slut-shaming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Love Affair Bookstore ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44765323264136,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/9833\/2040\/files\/D623A379-AD22-4989-A6B5-8E2AE1BE1F75.jpg?v=1770742633","url":"https:\/\/loveaffairbookstore.com\/products\/strong-and-wild-sloane-st-james","provider":"Love Affair Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}