{"product_id":"destructive-king-paperback","title":"Destructive King - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Van Dyken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mafia romance about love and loss by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e...When you awaken in the morning's hush\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am the swift uplifting rush\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf quiet birds in circled flight.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am the soft stars that shine at night.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo not stand at my grave and cry;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am not there. I did not die.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e - Mary Elizabeth Fyre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm sorry for your loss.\" I would rather be tortured for an eternity than hear those damn words from one more person, as if Claire, my dead fiancé, was a cell phone or car keys.\u003cbr\u003eHow about, I'm sorry your life is over.\u003cbr\u003eI'm sorry you want to die too.\u003cbr\u003eI'm sorry you see her in your dreams and wake up only to relive the nightmare.\u003cbr\u003eI'm supposed to be the strongest of them all. Ash Abandonato, ruler, assassin, made man, brother, friend-instead, I hurt everyone I touch in hopes that they'll feel even a sliver of the pain that bears down on my shoulders.\u003cbr\u003eI didn't lose.\u003cbr\u003eIt was taken from me.\u003cbr\u003eAnd it's all her fault, Annie Smith.\u003cbr\u003eI daydream about her death.\u003cbr\u003eAnd then I close my eyes, and I see her soft smile. I feel her touch, her kiss-it was a mistake what we did that night, but I can't take it back, and now she's under my father's protection-my protection.\u003cbr\u003eMy worst enemy.\u003cbr\u003eThe woman I'm the most attracted to.\u003cbr\u003eI can't decide if I want to strangle her or kiss her, and now that she's stuck in my life, my only goal is to make her feel the same loss I do and destroy her in the process.\u003cbr\u003eI'll trick her with my touch.\u003cbr\u003eSeduce her with my kiss.\u003cbr\u003eAnd in the end, when my enemy is at her most vulnerable-I'll bring down an entire Empire and continue my reign as King.\u003cbr\u003eBow down, I'll say as I bring the Five Families to their knees.\u003cbr\u003eBlood in.\u003cbr\u003eNever out.\u003cbr\u003eDamned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150627967111,"sku":"9781946061744","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/365b42a3ce4fddb0bf1b5bfa0ea15a0a.webp?v=1733201025","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/destructive-king-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}