{"product_id":"the-captive-bride-d-c-balavage-9798185364918","title":"The Captive Bride: A Dark Mafia Forced Marriage Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eHe married me for revenge. Now I am the one weakness he cannot afford.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy father traded me to save himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow I belong to Niccolò Sarti, the ruthless heir to a criminal dynasty and the man who believes my family destroyed his. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur marriage is not a union. It is a punishment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside the fortified Sarti estate, every locked door reminds me that I am a prisoner. Every watchful eye is waiting for me to betray him. Niccolò expects obedience from the disposable daughter he claimed as payment for a blood debt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has mistaken silence for surrender. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI have spent my entire life hiding what I see, what I know, and how much I understand. While Niccolò monitors my every move, I study his household, its secrets, and the fractures threatening to tear his empire apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe closer I get to the truth, the more dangerous our marriage becomes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNiccolò is cold, controlling, and merciless, but the monster who took my freedom is becoming the only man willing to protect my life. Hatred turns into temptation. Forced proximity becomes a consuming obsession. And every touch threatens to make me forget that I was never supposed to want my husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI was given to Niccolò as a sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut if I survive his gilded cage, I will not remain his captive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI will become the woman standing beside him when both our families burn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. C. Balavage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185364918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"D. C. Balavage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174187573503,"sku":"9798185364918","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-captive-bride-d-c-balavage-9798185364918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}