{"product_id":"breaking-the-ice-lady-heartswell-9781969650390","title":"Breaking the ICE","description":"\u003cb\u003eHe is the criminal I'm sworn to hunt. I am the agent he's sworn to break.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerritt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey call me \"The Shield.\"\u003cbr\u003eI follow the rules. I uphold the law. I bury my emotions deep, right next to the memory of my dead partner.\u003cbr\u003eBut when a lead takes to me a cartel safehouse in Tijuana, I find something worse than drugs. And I find \u003ci\u003ehim\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDario Ferri. The Capo of the West Coast. A ghost my agency has been chasing for three years.\u003cbr\u003eHe's lethal, arrogant, and terrifyingly handsome. He should be my enemy. He should be in handcuffs.\u003cbr\u003eInstead, he offers me a deal: \u003cb\u003eHis firepower. My badge. One night to burn a human trafficking ring to the ground.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI thought I could use him as a weapon. I didn't realize that when you dance with the devil, you don't get to lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDario\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe thinks she's the hunter. She has no idea she just walked into the lion's den.\u003cbr\u003eMerritt Gage is rigid, self-righteous, and maddeningly beautiful. She hides behind her badge like it's armor, but I see the cracks. I see the fire burning beneath the ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are enemies by nature, but tonight, we are partners by necessity.\u003cbr\u003eWe made a blood contract. We will save the innocent, and we will kill the guilty.\u003cbr\u003eBut once the bullets stop flying and the adrenaline crashes, I'm not letting her walk away.\u003cbr\u003eShe wants to save the world? Fine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut she belongs to me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBREAKING THE ICE is a high-octane, enemies-to-lovers Dark Romantic Suspense. It features a morally grey Mafia hero, a competent Federal Agent heroine, forced proximity, and a unified front against a common enemy. Expect high heat, graphic violence, and a Happily Ever After.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lady Heartswell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969650397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969650390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Centuria Books LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Lady Heartswell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443145519359,"sku":"9781969650390","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b10b4a2-5633-47e6-96b5-80826a808b90.jpg?v=1777202141","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breaking-the-ice-lady-heartswell-9781969650390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}