{"product_id":"borrowed-time-ophelia-fox-9798261938743","title":"Borrowed Time: A Russian Bratva Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe was sent to destroy him. She's failing spectacularly at not falling in love with him instead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatasha Kozlov has one job: infiltrate the Romanov organization, gather evidence, and watch it burn. After what they did to her family, she's owed this revenge. Kostya Petrov-charming, reckless, and far too pretty for a man neck-deep in organized crime-is her way in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeduce him. Betray him. Disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept Kostya's not what she expected. He's chaos in an expensive suit, makes terrible pancakes, and looks at her like she's something precious instead of a weapon aimed at his heart. The Romanovs aren't the monsters she was promised-they're a family trying to go legitimate, led by Alexei Volkov and his terrifyingly competent wife Maya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Natasha's caught between the revenge she's owed and the life she never knew she wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her cover unravels and the organization she's working for demands she finish the job or disappear permanently, Natasha has to choose: complete her mission and destroy the first real family she's ever known, or betray everything she came here for to protect the man who somehow made her want to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKostya knows she's lying. Has known for weeks. He just can't figure out if he's falling in love with the real Natasha or the woman she's pretending to be. Either way, he's running out of time to convince her that some things are worth more than revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike terrible pancakes at 3 AM. Found family who won't let you go. And a future that doesn't require either of them to keep running.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes the person sent to destroy you is exactly the person you need to save you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBorrowed Time is the second book in the Small Mercies series featuring enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, bratva family dynamics, a cinnamon roll hero who won't stop trying, and a heroine learning that love is the most dangerous mission of all. Can be read as a standalone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ophelia Fox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798261938743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Ophelia Fox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171347374335,"sku":"9798261938743","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/borrowed-time-ophelia-fox-9798261938743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}