{"product_id":"malice-the-mate-games-9781961742550","title":"Malice: The Mate Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eI spent centuries avoiding romantic entanglements. Who wanted to be burdened by feelings? But then she happened and it didn't matter what I wanted anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving with a succubus was never going to be easy but when we lose Merri to her demonic side the only way to bring her back is to give in. The one thing I'd spent so long trying not to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm pretty sure I coined the term workaholic. Plagues were what I lived for. Who could blame me? After my disastrous attempt at being a family man I locked myself away and focused on the only thing that truly mattered. Self-preservation. And if I happened to end the world in the process? Well, bully for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow here I am with my entire life plan turned upon its head. I haven't thought about my duty as a horseman in weeks. Instead, my mind is consumed with my hellcat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's clawed her way past my defenses. All of our defenses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSin is already kneeling at her feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChaos is well on his way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrim would be right there beside them if it wouldn't kill her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd me? I'm barely hanging on by a thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter how many times I tell myself I can resist, falling for her is a foregone conclusion. She's the most powerful antigen I've ever come across, and I'm far from immune. Which should make it easy in the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept I know how this story goes. There's no such thing as happily ever after for the four horsemen. Merri was never ours to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Supernatural and American Horror Story, USA Today bestselling authors Meg Anne and K. Loraine are thrilled to bring you the final installment in the Mate Games Universe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning: The Mate Games: Apocalypse is a spicy paranormal series featuring morally gray heroes whose methods of protection aren't always above board. Not that you can expect much honor from a celibate recluse, an incubus rockstar, the original shadow daddy, and a grumpy ex-Spartan. They are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, after all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ravenscroft Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961742550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Meg Anne,K. Loraine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604443361461,"sku":"9781961742550","price":31.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/malice-the-mate-games-9781961742550","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}