{"product_id":"first-chorus-a-deliciously-dark-romance-9781966724001","title":"First Chorus: A Deliciously Dark Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey say you can't save a person who doesn't want to be saved.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood thing I wasn't trying to save her-only back her up, every step of the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy name is now Rick Drew. Fresh out of a facility they called a hospital and I called a cage, I wasn't looking for redemption. I wasn't looking for anything. Then I found her bleeding in an alley, and everything I thought I wanted burned to ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVienna Drew is sharp edges and steady hands, the only person who's ever seen the fractured pieces of me and didn't flinch. She didn't run. She drew a line in the dirt and dared me to cross it. So I did. Now I'd kill for her. I'd die for her. I've already done worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut she's not mine alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFletcher-too clever, too loud, too damn charming-comes with secrets that breathe down our necks and danger with a smile. I don't like him. I don't trust him. But she does. So I'll keep him alive. And if his chaos touches her? I'll end it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause keeping her safe is the only thing that makes sense anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd just when I thought I could keep the monsters outside, a new one steps into the ring. He wears a badge, but I see the way he watches her-like a predator. Like prey. I don't care which. If he's a man, he'll bleed. If he's a monster, I'll make sure he begs first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVienna's chasing death like it owes her something. And me? I'm the shadow behind her, the silence before the storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet them come. I've already decided who I protect-and what I'm willing to do to make sure she lives long enough to burn the world down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST CHORUS is a full length dark adult romance and psychological thriller with suspenseful themes. Any trigger warnings will be included in the foreword. Some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This is book two in the series.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966724001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Heather Long,Blake Blessing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302244020405,"sku":"9781966724001","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_70810d64-0c5e-4260-a62c-2a49397da53d.jpg?v=1772552532","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/first-chorus-a-deliciously-dark-romance-9781966724001","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}