{"product_id":"sworn-in-deceit-victoria-lum-9781969859014","title":"Sworn in Deceit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe can destroy anyone-except the woman he's sworn to deceive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElias Kent is Chicago's most dangerous fixer-a man who plays chess with human lives and always wins. Beneath St. Michael's Cathedral, in the catacombs hidden under the city, he lives for one thing: revenge against the secret criminal empire known as The Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLana Anderson was supposed to be leverage-until the enemy closes in. Elias makes an impossible bargain: an arranged marriage that will shield her old-money family...and buy him access to the inner circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLana thinks Elias is the villain who betrayed her world. She vows she'll survive his cage long enough to destroy him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe swears he hates her-until obsession becomes an insatiable hunger he refuses to feed. Instead, he watches her. Controls the rooms she enters. Keeps distance like it's a weapon...because the moment he touches her, she becomes his weakness-and weakness can get them killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Lana finds the clues he never meant her to see-and realizes the man she married is hiding more than secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith danger closing in and the city igniting, Elias must choose: vengeance...or love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a city built on secrets, falling for your enemy is the deadliest vow of all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003ePeaky Blinders\u003c\/em\u003e grit, \u003cem\u003ePhantom of the Opera\u003c\/em\u003e obsession, and \u003cem\u003eOcean's Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e schemes-with angst, spice, and sharp twists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes in \u003cem\u003eSworn in Deceit\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnemies to Lovers - Arranged Marriage\/Marriage of Convenience - Forced Proximity - Grumpy Sunshine - \"My Wife\" - Obsessed Hero - Secret Society - Mafia\/Organized Crime - Morally Gray Billionaires - Found Family - Touch Her and Regret It - Secret Identities - Masked Men - Heist Crew Energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWELCOME TO THE ANTIHERO SYNDICATE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix men. One brotherhood. One vow: \u003cstrong\u003eno mercy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach book is a \u003cstrong\u003estandalone dark romance\u003c\/strong\u003e with an HEA and an overarching war against The Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Lum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969859016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969859014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eternal Hearts Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.89d","brand":"Victoria Lum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084200878335,"sku":"9781969859014","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sworn-in-deceit-victoria-lum-9781969859014","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}