{"product_id":"the-unwilling-love-l-steele-9781805990413","title":"The Unwilling Love: A Best Friend's Brother Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe's my best friend's brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOff-limits. Emotionally unavailable. Out of bounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Hamilton makes my heart stutter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's six feet three inches of muscle. A decorated Royal Marine. with a jagged scar that hints at a troubled past, and glacial blue eyes that see right through my defenses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm the aspiring chef who spends my days drowning in dishwater and hiding my curves under an oversized apron while I strive for my big break.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames is also the definition of off-limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy best friend's overprotective older brother and a man who has seen too much of the world's darkness to ever notice someone like me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr so I thought...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause lately, those 'protective' glances feel like so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe air crackles when we're alone, and the way he tensed when a stranger approaches me at the bar? That was more than brotherly instinct.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've spent years watching him from afar, but I'm ready to show him I no longer a girl who needs saving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames, thinks he's an antihero who can't be tamed. I'm about to prove that even a guarded billionaire marine has a breaking point...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Unwilling Love is James \u0026amp; Harper's story. The emotionally charged prequel to The Unwilling Bride, featuring a forbidden love, a fiercely protective hero, a heroine finding her confidence, slow-burn tension, found family, and all the delicious tension of falling for the one man you shouldn't want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTropes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest Friend's brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrumpy x Sunshine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpposites attract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOTT possessive hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurvy FMC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelicious angst of a secret crush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-tension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound family romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: This paperback contains exclusive illustrations of the most viral scenes from this book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. Steele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805990411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805990413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laxmi Hariharan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"L. Steele","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440758960383,"sku":"9781805990413","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80173d1a-1239-458d-9027-d97004ce23e0.jpg?v=1777184616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-unwilling-love-l-steele-9781805990413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}