{"title":"Sam Mariano","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"even-if-it-hurts-paperback","title":"Even if it Hurts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA psychopath and his prey.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dangerous, toxic, and pulse-pounding love story...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe could have been my hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe saved my life that night, a beautiful dark angel slicing through my fear and the water, dragging me from its deadly clutches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe \u003cem\u003eshould\u003c\/em\u003e have been my hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI thought maybe he was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVillains aren't supposed to win, and good should always conquer evil, but in the elite coastal town I live in, the only purpose a label has is letting you know what something-or \u003cem\u003esomeone\u003c\/em\u003e-costs. Good, bad; it's all relative, and it hardly matters. Baymont, California, is a land of beautiful villains and happy-ever-afters that are just out of reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil Dare moves the world beneath my feet, and even though I'm afraid to trust it-to trust him-boy, am I tempted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn more ways than one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing with Dare is scary, but being without him is impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe \u003cem\u003emakes \u003c\/em\u003eit impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDare's no hero, that much is clear, but maybe...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe he's mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis story contains adult subject matter and triggers and is intended only for a mature, adult audience. See the opening author's note for more explicit warnings, but know this is a dark romance with a very dark hero.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104274616543,"sku":"9798987530405","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Bk7Bhv-bXT9798987530405.webp?v=1781104548"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/sam-mariano.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}