{"product_id":"vicious-n-viktoria-9798241853349","title":"Vicious: A Steamy Dark BWWM Interracial Multicultural Standalone Hockey Sports Romance Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when the man stalking you is the only one who can save you from the monster you almost married?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIMONE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI left him. Changed my number. Got a restraining order. Moved to a new apartment where he couldn't find me-where I could finally stop hiding the bruises.\u003cbr\u003eI thought I was finally free.\u003cbr\u003eBut Garrett doesn't believe in \u003ci\u003efree.\u003c\/i\u003e He believes I belong to him-and he's coming to collect.\u003cbr\u003eWhat I didn't expect was \u003ci\u003ehim.\u003c\/i\u003e The silent enforcer who watches me from across the training facility. The scarred, dangerous man who knows my coffee order, my schedule, my secrets. He's been following me for months.\u003cbr\u003eI should be terrified.\u003cbr\u003eInstead, when he touches me, I feel something I'd forgotten existed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSafe. Wanted. Alive.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKADE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI know I'm not a good man.\u003cbr\u003eI've broken bones. Spilled blood. Done things that would make her run if she knew. My father raised a monster, and most days, I don't bother pretending otherwise.\u003cbr\u003eBut the first time I saw Simone Belaire, something cracked open inside me.\u003cbr\u003eI've watched her for five months. Followed her home. Memorized the way she moves, the sound of her laugh, the exact shade of her smile. I know her ex is circling closer. I know what he'll do if he gets his hands on her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe won't.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe thinks she needs saving. She's wrong.\u003cbr\u003eShe needs someone willing to burn the world down for her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThat's me.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Garrett makes his move, all bets are off. Simone is caught between the polished predator who once put a ring on her finger and the brutal enforcer who'd paint the ice red to keep her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne wants to own her. One wants to worship her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnly one will walk away.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVICIOUS is a scorching dark romance with a possessive, morally gray hockey hero, a resilient Black heroine reclaiming her power, and explosive chemistry that burns off the page. Full-length standalone with an HEA. No cliffhanger. No cheating.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eReader warning: Contains domestic violence, stalking, explicit sexual content, and a hero who doesn't play by the rules.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e N. Viktoria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241853349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"N. Viktoria","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083964063999,"sku":"9798241853349","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vicious-n-viktoria-9798241853349","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}