{"product_id":"xavierpain-duet-marteeka-karland-9781605219622","title":"Xavier\/Pain Duet: A Bones MC Romance","description":"\u003ci\u003eFor an ex-con, redemption doesn't come free. Sometimes, the price is paid in blood\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eXavier (Kiss of Death MC 5)\u003cbr\u003eTillie: Xavier is the one person I trust above all else. At the lowest time in my life, he went to prison for me. In my fantasy world he's the perfect husband. Only problem is, he's still a killer. I'm torn between my growing feelings for him and my fear of what it means to love a man like Xavier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eXavier: When I killed the man who beat Tillie, she defended me to anyone who would listen. I still never expected she'd come to see me every Saturday. I also didn't expect to fall in love with her. Unfortunately, she's also a magnet for trouble. Anyone who touches her is dead. May God have mercy, because I won't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePain (Kiss of Death MC 6)\u003cbr\u003ePain -- I walked out of Terre Haute Prison determined to pay my debt and take back what's left of my life. Problem is, the past doesn't stay buried. I convinced myself there's no way I'm worthy of a woman like Nadine. Until it's time to earn my road name and bring her enemies a world of hurt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNadine -- I know better than to fall for an ex-con. I've seen the worst of humanity from inside prison where I work as a nurse. But something about Dr. Raven, or Pain, as they call him, gets under my skin. I might have a huge case of hero worship... I don't know the rules in his world on the outside but I need to learn fast. The scariest part? I might actually be falling in love with Ford \"Pain\" Raven.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marteeka Karland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1605219622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781605219622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Changeling Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Marteeka Karland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450458222847,"sku":"9781605219622","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78e54f53-8599-4dca-878b-fe0ab4363570.jpg?v=1777267877","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/xavierpain-duet-marteeka-karland-9781605219622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}