{"product_id":"the-ruler-9781662539237","title":"The Ruler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Penelope Sky, an unforgettable golden retriever mafia romance set in modern-day Italy, bursting with violence, dripping with blood, and crackling with desire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe spent weeks planning this trip to Sicily together. And I was damn sure going to enjoy it, even if my lying, cheating boyfriend just abandoned me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI push aside self-pity to venture out and take photographs. Later, I lock eyes with a stranger at a bar. This tattooed god, Constantine, is way out of my league, but to my surprise, he's all in--every inch. And up in his hotel suite, he claims me for his own. Over and over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstantine's touch helps take away the pain, and he possesses me like I've never known. I fall hard. But beneath his kindness to me, to his family, to his dog, I sense danger. How could I know that to the city of Rome, he's a brutal enforcer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I trust the wrong man, I discover just \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e dangerous Constantine can be. He may call me sweetheart, but the Roman Republic calls him Emperor--and trembles at his feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Montlake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662539237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 253","brand":"Penelope Sky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239327363253,"sku":"9781662539237","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_00225b59-45db-4a20-bb86-563bbd74d489.jpg?v=1770917791","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-ruler-9781662539237","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}