{"product_id":"a-thugs-promise-elani-9798858612209","title":"A Thug's Promise: A Soft Thug, Strangers to Lovers Steamy Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.\" - Saadi\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBolen Daymond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI owe this quiet life with my dog and music to my brother, Melo. So when he wants to borrow my jazz club for a male strip show, I have no choice but to comply.\u003cbr\u003eI refuse to fraternize with his peacocking guest of honor, but then I meet \u003ci\u003eKamera Ready's \u003c\/i\u003esister, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eKassia James.\u003cbr\u003eA sinful urge awakens in me the moment I discover the scars she hides behind dark sunglasses.\u003cbr\u003eMelo promised me anything in return for one night to defile my club. Now I need it to make one of my own.\u003cbr\u003eTo her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKassia James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only love of my life is my twin brother, Kameron.\u003cbr\u003eEven though our nomadic lifestyle has cost me a piece of my soul, I could never be separated from him.\u003cbr\u003eI've ridden his celebrity wave all the way to Miami's Kama Island, only to crash at the feet of Bolen Daymond.\u003cbr\u003eHe wants every part of me-especially the part that's damaged. His promise will help me \u003ci\u003efinally\u003c\/i\u003e move on from the pain of the past.\u003cbr\u003eBut nothing could terrify me more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thug's Promise is Book 1 of the Thugs N Roses Series. It is a steamy, strangers to lovers, he falls first, nomadic FMC, overprotective MMC, instalove romance under 39K, featuring a cute Bullmastiff named Barkley. It contains urban adult language and mentions facial disfigurement and alcoholism.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798858612209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.52d","brand":"Elani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47760555245823,"sku":"9798858612209","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4901a995-2340-4e2d-b018-deee9a6f2922.jpg?v=1765513729","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-thugs-promise-elani-9798858612209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}