{"product_id":"treacherous-god-j-m-stoneback-9798295649301","title":"Treacherous God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI didn't want Lilac.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI selected her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweet. Untouched. Mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo secure my place inside the secret society that governs North Haven University, I needed a wife-someone controllable, compliant, temporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLilac was supposed to be leverage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo I lied to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI bound her to me in a marriage she believes has an expiration date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe thinks escape is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe doesn't understand the rules were written long before she arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer trust destabilizes me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer fear anchors me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't protect her because I love her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI protect her because once she chose me, I couldn't allow her to belong to anyone else-including herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe can resist. She can hate me. She can try to break what I'm building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut every shared breath, every trembling touch, every moment she survives because of me pulls her deeper into a dependence she doesn't yet recognize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis marriage was never meant to end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was meant to erase the version of her that existed before me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Lilac will learn the truth the hard way: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe most dangerous thing about loving me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eisn't what I'll do to her-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit's what she'll become when she can no longer imagine life without me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA NA dark psychological romance with psychological horror undertones-exploring coercive control, identity erosion, obsession, and moral corruption.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStandalone with a psychologically conclusive HEA, where the damage is acknowledged, the bond is permanent, and survival comes at a cost.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. M. Stoneback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295649301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J.M.Stoneback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.82d","brand":"J. M. Stoneback","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443252015359,"sku":"9798295649301","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01ff80dd-d869-49ac-8055-8b5640492744.jpg?v=1777202865","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/treacherous-god-j-m-stoneback-9798295649301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}