{"title":"E. S. Portman","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ly-to-me-a-second-chance-dark-country-romance-paperback","title":"Ly to Me: A Second Chance Dark Country Romance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLyra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurvival is what I know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore my mama left, she made it clear-you want something in life, a man can usually be used long enough to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, I let that concept slip through my fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeeting Carver Roland changed my thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the night I left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow that I'm back, he's turned into nothing short of a monster. A beautiful devil disguised in tattoos and cowboy boots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe promises to make me wish I'd never come back to Alliston Springs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI didn't want his attention all those years ago, but it seems like he's been plotting for my return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I'm falling into his trap once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, my life got flipped upside-down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all started with a girl-Lyra Thomas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere weren't many good things known about her by anyone in Alliston Springs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShowing them to me was her first deception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, she's returned, and my brain can't stop thinking of all the ways I can use that to my advantage before I force her the hell back out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe may have known the boy she left, but she's not ready for the man I became.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI want the truth. I want to know the reason for my demise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd giving her thirty days and a new title should be all I need to drag it out of her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent Warnings are listed in the book and on the author's website. Please check the warnings before reading.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102857367775,"sku":"9798349204838","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aj7a5HsuCY9798349204838.webp?v=1781087486"},{"product_id":"my-rose-paperback","title":"My Rose - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe sharp thorn often produces delicate roses - Ovid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe was pure with a quick tongue-a rose with the sharpest of thorns.\u003c\/strong\u003eRose Fields fought through years of therapy to learn how to get her voice back-yet, the one thing she couldn't get out was that she was in love with her best friend, August Coleman. It's not until a mysterious man from her past, Briggs Andrews, steps in that she begins to question the friendship and love she held so close to her heart. Rose begins to face the harsh reality that August could never be the man she wanted him to be, but turning to Briggs Andrews might be the end of the safe life she worked so hard for.\u003cstrong\u003eClaiming his Rose was always going to be messy.\u003c\/strong\u003eBriggs Andrews knew he should have stayed away. He knew the consequences of getting involved-of getting too close to the one person he ruined all those years ago. But staying away from Rose was becoming harder than he thought possible. He never felt worthy of anything until her, never believed he'd want to break down those carefully constructed walls just to be with her.But those walls were crumbling down faster than either anticipated. Love hangs in the balance, muddled between lines that are crossed and secrets that begin to unravel, bringing change neither could have envisioned.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCW: \u003c\/strong\u003e This book contains elements that may be unsettling for some and are darker than your average romance book(18+ only!). Those include: Trauma, mentions of death of parents, mentions of abandonment by parents, use of drugs and alcohol, being drugged (NOT DONE TO FMC OR MMC), obsessive\/possessive behavior by the MMC, assault and described intent of sexual assault (NOT DONE BY FMC OR MMC), use of guns, excessive violence with descriptions of damage done by MMC (yes, he's violent at times), mentions of domestic abuse and homelessness (NEITHER FMC OR MMC), mentions of sex trafficking, and torture on page. There are also explicit sexual scenes that include light bondage\/suspension bondage, spit \u0026amp; cum play, somnophilia, breeding kinks, use of objects for pleasure that are not designed for it, and mild sexual degradation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103675846879,"sku":"9798348218386","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/m4jN6TE2iH9798348218386.webp?v=1781097419"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/e-s-portman.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}