{"product_id":"behind-the-badge-kardel-monroe-9798184351025","title":"Behind the Badge","description":"\u003cp\u003eDetective Cole Banner has spent years living in the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs one of Harris County's top VICE detectives, he's learned that trust gets people killed and feelings are a liability he can't afford. When a human trafficking investigation leads across the border into Mexico, Cole is tasked with infiltrating one of the most dangerous organizations in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis new partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOfficer Riley Sloan is everything he doesn't want and everything he can't seem to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced to pose as lovers while navigating a deadly undercover operation, Cole and Riley find themselves drawn deeper into a world where every smile is a lie, every wrong move could be their last, and innocent women disappear without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Riley gains the trust of a trafficking kingpin and uncovers proof that the missing girls are still alive, the mission becomes personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs danger closes in and the lines between duty and desire begin to blur, Cole must decide what he's willing to sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis badge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr the woman who has somehow become impossible to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause in VICE, loyalty is currency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd love is the most dangerous risk of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kardel Monroe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798184351025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Kardel Monroe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997852217599,"sku":"9798184351025","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/behind-the-badge-kardel-monroe-9798184351025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}