{"product_id":"the-vexing-game-sophie-huerta-9781088207581","title":"The Vexing Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSasha Vex, a master strategist with a mind as sharp as a diamond and a will of unyielding steel, thought she had a handle on her life. As a \"fixer\" for the world's elite, she navigated a high-stakes underworld where every move was a carefully calculated deception. Her world was a masterpiece of control, a fortress of her own making, until one night, a single, terrifying encounter shattered the illusion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was Silas Thorne, a ruthless crime lord, a man who saw past her carefully constructed composure and held the leverage to her entire existence. He had a mission of revenge, a legacy stolen from his family thirty years ago. His father, a king of the criminal underworld, was murdered, and the key to his empire-a legendary painting known as \"The Shadow of Damascus\"-was lost. Silas demanded that Sasha, a woman with a gift for making problems disappear, help him find it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir partnership was a dangerous, seductive dance of cat and mouse. He was a predator, a man who reveled in a game of power and control. She was a siren, a woman who used her beauty and her intellect as a weapon. Their alliance was a fire, a beautiful, terrifying force that threatened to consume them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the game, as Sasha soon learned, was much bigger than she had ever imagined. The painting was not a final reward, but a key to a new, more dangerous game. The legacy Silas Thorne was trying to reclaim was not a simple collection of art; it was a blueprint for a new criminal empire, a map to a world of power and influence that was far more vast and far more dangerous than anything they had ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game takes a final, shocking turn when a man from Sasha's past, Samuel, appears and reveals a truth that shatters her reality. The \"Shadow of Damascus\" is not Silas's legacy; it is Sasha's. Her family, the forgotten Vex Empire, was the one true power, and Silas's father, a traitor to the crown, had her parents killed to steal her birthright. Sasha is not just a pawn in a game of revenge; she is a queen on a mission to reclaim her throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Vexing Games\u003c\/em\u003e is a high-stakes erotic crime romance that will keep you on the edge of your seat as Sasha, the rightful queen of a forgotten empire, battles for control, power, and a love that she never knew she had. The game has just begun, and the prize is everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophie Huerta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1088207588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781088207581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophie Huerta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Sophie Huerta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664522612991,"sku":"9781088207581","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a923acab-3cf8-4c37-beff-b3ce6fcce36e.jpg?v=1792007943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-vexing-game-sophie-huerta-9781088207581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}