{"product_id":"center-stage-sage-foxley-9798197797964","title":"Center Stage: A Deep Rim Fugitives Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe was a warrior of a dying world. Now, she's the most expensive trophy in the galaxy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNerida is a prisoner of \u003ci\u003eThe Brine\u003c\/i\u003e-a corrupt, rusted space station where the ultra-wealthy pay to watch mer perform like circus animals. She refuses to sing. She refuses to perform. She is waiting for the exact moment she can sink her claws into the man who bought her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaspian Vorlan built \u003ci\u003eThe Brine\u003c\/i\u003e from the rubble of his own life. A former captive himself, he swore he'd never be small again. He runs his empire with a cold, iron grip, and he doesn't believe in mercy. But he has been listening to her sing in the dark, and for the first time in years, the silence of the station feels like a threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he projects a live feed of her home reef into the water, she tells him she will still kill him. He says he knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaspian's Syndicate handlers are forcing him to sell her. To keep his soul, he has to let her finish the job. But on a station rotting from the inside out, the only way out is through the glass. And they're both about to shatter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomance Level: \u003c\/b\u003e Slow-burn enemies to lovers Captor-captive One bed (tank) No cliffhanger HEA guaranteed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Foxley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197797964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Sage Foxley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173401501951,"sku":"9798197797964","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/center-stage-sage-foxley-9798197797964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}