{"product_id":"the-broken-and-damned-shawn-auld-9780646724669","title":"The Broken and Damned","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Life breaks everyone...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikita was too young to understand when it happened. Her father taking her to a house. Money changing hands. The promise that these nice people would look after her until he returned. Father never did come back... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow an adult after years of brutal education, Nikita goes where she's told, does what she's told, without question. When sent to her next assignment, Nikita is given just one instruction; keep John in St. Petersburg, or else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralian conservationist John Wilson is a damned man, haunted by the choices that destroyed the life he never deserved. Eighteen months later a job at a Russian Zoo offers him a small chance at rebuilding his life on the other side of the world. That is, if he can manage his staff and navigate a working relationship with Nikita, his terrified personal assistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs days turn to weeks and weeks turn to months, John and Nikita are forced to face the question...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the broken meets the damned?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first instalment of the \"My found family\" series by debut author N.J. Sauld. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContains descriptions of: war, torture, sexual abuse, death of children, murder, mental health episodes. Reader discretion is advised. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shawn Auld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0646724665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780646724669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e N.J. Sauld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Shawn Auld","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852626079999,"sku":"9780646724669","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-broken-and-damned-shawn-auld-9780646724669","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}