{"product_id":"captains-orders-norah-preston-9798271486982","title":"Captain's Orders: A Dark Hockey MM Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe called me a warm body. Then he destroyed me.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm Carter Hayes-nineteen, cocky, and the newest forward for the Blackwater Reapers. I run my mouth like I'm untouchable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen I meet him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaxon Cross. Team captain. Thirty-two years old. Built like sin and twice as dangerous. Everyone fears him. I should too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne look from those mismatched eyes and I'm hooked. One brutal night and I'm ruined. One whispered command and I'm on my knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe says I'm his. His to train. His to break. His to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI tell myself it's just physical. Just hockey hazing gone too far. Just my captain showing me who's boss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm lying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause every midnight practice turns into something darker. Every punishment feels like worship. Every bruise he leaves makes me crave more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe marks me where no one can see. Owns me in ways I can't admit. And when he looks at me like I'm the only thing that matters-I forget why this is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut secrets don't stay buried forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the team finds out, everything explodes. Rumors. Rage. Ultimatums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe school wants one of us gone. The team wants us separated. And Jaxon?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe'll burn it all down before he lets me go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecause captains don't share. And I'm his-completely, brutally, forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norah Preston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798271486982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Norah Preston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447114739967,"sku":"9798271486982","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c78f6b0-2a94-462a-932d-72a418f5ff73.jpg?v=1777228922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/captains-orders-norah-preston-9798271486982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}