{"product_id":"the-debt-of-the-surgeon-elise-corvelle-9798183923339","title":"The Debt of the Surgeon: A Captive Dark Mafia Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eShe was bound by an oath to heal. He was born to destroy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Harper Grace was a brilliant, board-certified trauma surgeon until she took the fall for a senior colleague's fatal mistake, stripping her of her license. Now, she operates out of a squalid underground clinic, sewing up street thugs just to survive. But her miserable existence shatters the night Dante is dragged through her doors, bleeding to death from an ambush. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the ruthless, newly ascended boss of the city's most dangerous cartel. A paranoiac, cold-blooded dictator built like a tank and covered in scars, he rules with absolute terror. Harper saves his life at gunpoint-and unintentionally seals her own fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eForty-eight hours later, her father's $300,000 gambling debt is bought out. By Dante.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe doesn't want cash. He wants \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrapped in his heavily fortified mountain estate, Harper becomes his captive, personal physician. Dante establishes a brutal rule: she belongs to him until the debt is paid. But the physical tension inside the pristine medical bay quickly escalates into a dangerous obsession. Dante is entirely fearless in the face of death, but Harper's clinical eye uncovers his only physiological weakness: his heart rate spikes into a violent arrhythmia whenever her bare skin touches his. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a treacherous turf war poisons Dante and pushes his empire to the brink of collapse, Harper must choose between the strict moral code she clings to, or the terrifyingly protective monster who vows to destroy everyone who ever harmed her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo save the man who owns her body, she might just have to stain her soul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Debt of the Surgeon\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping, standalone dark captive mafia romance. It features a fierce, brilliant heroine, a morally grey possessive antihero, and an intense grumpy-versus-sunshine dynamic. Features heavy medical romance themes, forced proximity, and a \"touch her and die\" protective alpha. Guaranteed HEA.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elise Corvelle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798183923339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d","brand":"Elise Corvelle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874761748735,"sku":"9798183923339","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-debt-of-the-surgeon-elise-corvelle-9798183923339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}