{"product_id":"darkest-needs-natalie-stankovic-9798262945757","title":"Darkest Needs: A Forbidden Age-Gap Alpha Male Bodyguard Romance","description":"My studio has three rules: no walk-ins after midnight, no dating clients, and no blood on the floor.\u003cbr\u003eHe broke all three. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rain-soaked stranger pushes through my locked door with a hand to his ribs and a voice that makes rules sound optional. Nikolai Vukovic does not ask for hospitals. He asks for my light. He asks for my gauze. When our eyes meet, he takes my attention too. I stitch him up and send him into the night. I promise myself I can keep business and pleasure in separate drawers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNikolai does not stop until he gets what he wants. And what he wants is me. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne ride home turns into protection. One almost-kiss turns into a public claim. One fake engagement becomes a ring every camera in London notices. My tidy life becomes a war zone of slow-burn heat, dirty talk, and dangerous promises. The most controlled man in this city is willing to scorch his world to keep me safe. If his rivals learn what I am to him, my studio door becomes a target. If I choose him, I could lose the quiet life I built with my own hands. Worst of all, I am falling for the man with a knife at his hip and a laurel tattoo over his heart. I am pretty sure he is falling for me too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natalie Stankovic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798262945757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Natalie Stankovic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170164383999,"sku":"9798262945757","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/darkest-needs-natalie-stankovic-9798262945757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}