{"product_id":"malicious-desire-laney-kaye-9780648658498","title":"Malicious Desire","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTERROR AND FORBIDDEN DESIRE STALK THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA school excursion turns into teacher Kayla Petrovic's worst nightmare. Abducted. Held for ransom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, she's believed she's nothing more than the whore of her alcoholic mother's taunts, trading her body for a roof, food, money, and stealing men's hearts to heal her emptiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the kidnappers thereaten her students she'll sacrifice everything, inlcuding the last vestige of her self-respect, to save them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardened combat veteran Captain Nick West bears his own scars - not all of them visible. He knows how to handle a world turned to shit. He'll get in, retrieve the hostages, and get out, doing little damage. Except to the kidnappers. They're fair game. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet he isn't prepared for the kick in the chest - worse than the recoil on a sniper's rifle - that comes with recognising there's something special about the woman he rescues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after years of avoiding emotional intimacy, he's sure as hell not interested in her. Love is a weakness he will never permit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined not to be labelled a victim, but haunted by PTSD-induced nightmares and ashamed of her illicit desire for Nick, Kayla is desperate to find a way free. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's had enough of men stealing her worth, her confidence, her voice. She refuses to be labelled a victim, nor is she dependent on Nick's protection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a kidnapper trackes her down, hell-bent on revenge, can she discover the strength to save not only herself but the one man she may be able to love? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laney Kaye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 064865849X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648658498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crossworlds Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.96d","brand":"Laney Kaye","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850201477375,"sku":"9780648658498","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/malicious-desire-laney-kaye-9780648658498","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}