{"product_id":"even-if-it-hurts-9798987530405","title":"Even if it Hurts","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Mariano Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987530405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d","brand":"Sam Mariano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720915456181,"sku":"9798987530405","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a7210cef-c18a-4c09-af5d-6864a477c210.jpg?v=1675180874","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/even-if-it-hurts-9798987530405","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}