{"product_id":"blaque-pearle-9798985594171","title":"Blaque Pearle","description":"\u003cb\u003eTarris Marie's debut novel intertwines crime, romance, and the '90s era. A refreshing new voice for urban romance lovers and women's crime thriller connoisseurs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore her Hollywood dreams were shattered, Pearle Monalise Brown was the tenacious aspiring actress from Compton's unforgiving, scarred streets. Never broken, Pearle switches gears to a fallback plan--resorting to her beauty and acting skills to swindle money and expensive jewels. When she's hired by the Colombian cartel to steal a priceless Basquiat from the debonair kingpin and art collector, Blaque, her talents might not be enough to keep her from falling into a trap she never saw coming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlaque is sagacious and handsome--not to mention the legacy of two powerful organized crime families: the Laurent's--known dons hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, and the Savage's--a sophisticated syndicate with criminal enterprises across the U.S. As Blaque and Pearle become passionately entangled, Pearle falls prey to a darker underworld. Time is ticking. Lives are at stake. Will these love outlaws be able to outsmart their enemies, or will they wage an all-out war, leaving the bodies to fall wherever they may? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Both inspirational and a delight to watch, Tarris Marie is proof that limits and barriers exist only in our minds.\" \u003c\/i\u003e--N'TYSE, national bestselling author and film producer of \u003ci\u003eTrap Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Odyssey Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985594171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Tarris Marie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067784855733,"sku":"9798985594171","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6f78ff87-366f-4657-8a56-dd9a51ea2390.jpg?v=1690865420","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blaque-pearle-9798985594171","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}