{"product_id":"the-depraved-ones-stephanie-james-9798234093844","title":"The Depraved Ones","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaverick Egan was never supposed to be part of the plan.She stumbled into my life years ago, refusing to know her place, and somehow turned herself into the center of everything I never knew I needed. What started as one reckless act of kindness became the kind of love that ruins a man for anyone else. She's smart. Beautiful. Untouchable. And now? She belongs to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlympia University's golden boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy former best friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy biggest rival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHewitt has always had everything handed to him. The scholarship. The spotlight. But I never cared for any of it. All I ever wanted was someone to love me enough to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce, Maverick was mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce, I destroyed us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe chose Hewitt after that. Chose the life I could never give her. And years later, the only thing I've ever truly cared about is standing beside the one man who keeps taking from me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut every king has a weakness. And Hewitt's is her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when our coach orders me and Presley \"Panic\" Moreau to get close to Maverick, seduce her, and destroy Hewitt from the inside out, I tell myself it's just another game. Another strategy. Another hit I'll survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept Maverick isn't the girl I left behind. She's colder now. Sharper. Surviving instead of living. And every time she looks at me, I feel the same pull that never really disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem is... I'm not the only one feeling it anymore. And the closer we get, the more dangerous this becomes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat started as revenge is turning into obsession. Jealousy is bleeding into loyalty, lines are blurring between teammates and rivals, and Maverick is standing in the center of all of it, quietly unraveling us both. Now I'm stuck between the life I built, the brother I'd bleed for, and the girl I never stopped loving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd this time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLosing her might destroy all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234093844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Honey Noir Romance Company, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.15d","brand":"Stephanie James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659922387199,"sku":"9798234093844","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5370a3c8-9c74-41a5-b1b7-389ecf4e7751.jpg?v=1781204025","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-depraved-ones-stephanie-james-9798234093844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}