{"product_id":"only-the-hunter-9781969852350","title":"Only the Hunter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome obsessions protect. Some destroy. The hardest part is knowing which is which.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've spent years keeping Evie Thompson exactly where she belongs-at a distance. She's Scott's little sister. Five years younger. The one woman I've never let myself want out loud. I've watched her build a career chasing the worst of humanity through federal courts, checked in on her through her brother more times than I'd ever admit, and told myself that's enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Scott raises the alarm and KOAN sends me to assess the threat against her, I'm ready for the job. What I'm not ready for is Evie-sharper than ever, running a buried human trafficking investigation off the books, and fully aware of my surveillance within weeks. She doesn't just catch me. She confronts me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd something I've held in check for years stops cooperating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I'm not watching from a distance. I'm in her space, her investigation, her orbit - and every day makes it harder to remember why I ever stayed away. She's relentless, brilliant, and infuriating, and the way she looks at me when she thinks I'm not paying attention has rewritten every rule I made for myself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the threat is real and escalating. Whoever buried her case has reach that moves inside federal agencies. Her witness is missing. The sabotage is getting bolder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI will end anyone who comes for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem is Evie doesn't want protecting. She wants a partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiving her what she actually wants might cost me every wall I've ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly the Hunter is the fifth Sinful State novel. Return to the world of KOAN-where the line between protecting someone and wanting them has always been the most dangerous place to stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Noctivity, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969852350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d","brand":"Jolie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405801218229,"sku":"9781969852350","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781969852350.jpg?v=1790791527","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/only-the-hunter-9781969852350","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}