{"title":"Dark Protector Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mafia romance series of interconnected standalones.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dark-protector-paperback","title":"Dark Protector Paperback","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned paperback of Dark Protector.\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large a-color-secondary itemPositionLabel a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-top-small a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none a-padding-none collectionDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the moment I saw her through the window of her flower shop, something other than darkness took root inside me. Charlie shone like a beacon in a world that had long since lost any light. But she was never meant for me, a man that killed without remorse and collected bounties drenched in blood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI thought staying away would keep her safe, would shield her from me. I was wrong. Danger followed in my wake like death at a slaughter house. I protected her from the threats that circled like black buzzards, kept her safe with kill after kill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut everything comes with a price, especially second chances for a man like me. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKilling for her was easy. It was living for her that turned out to be the hard part.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eReading order for the Dark Protector World, a series of interconnected standalones featuring separate couples:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark Protector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid (aka The Butcher)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43564303712317,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4695\/7373\/files\/DarkProtectorWebsite.png?v=1788461653"},{"product_id":"nate-paperback","title":"Nate Paperback","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned paperback of Nate.\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large a-color-secondary itemPositionLabel a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-top-small a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none a-padding-none collectionDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI rescued Sabrina from a mafia bloodbath. As the new head of the Philly syndicate, I sent her to the best schools to keep her as far away from the life—and me—as possible. It worked perfectly. Until she came home. Until everything changed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eReading order for the Dark Protector World, a series of interconnected standalones featuring separate couples:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark Protector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid (aka The Butcher)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43564309577789,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4695\/7373\/files\/Nate_FrontCover.jpg?v=1788448420"},{"product_id":"david-paperback","title":"David Paperback","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned paperback of David.\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large a-color-secondary itemPositionLabel a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-top-small a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none a-padding-none collectionDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe’ll never be mine. But I can’t stop thinking about her, dreaming about her, picturing what our lives could have been. The mafia got in the way for both of us. Some things though, are destined. No matter how much we change, we’re still the same stupid kids who fell for each other before reality tore us apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI tell myself she’ll never be mine, but even I can see through the lie. She’s been mine since our first kiss all those years ago. I had to let her go then. And for years I thought she’d turned her back on me. I was wrong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow I’ve been hired to be her bodyguard until she’s wed to a mafia prince. If I don’t get her to the altar, they’ll kill me. But the moment I see her, I realize if she marries another, I’ll be dead in all the ways that matter. Keeping her for myself will start a war. Then again, bloodshed just happens to be my specialty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eReading order for the Dark Protector World, a series of interconnected standalones featuring separate couples:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark Protector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid (aka The Butcher)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43564311609405,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4695\/7373\/files\/DavidWebsite.png?v=1788461952"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4695\/7373\/collections\/DarkProtector_FrontCover.jpg?v=1788453011","url":"https:\/\/celiaaaron.com\/collections\/dark-protector-series.oembed","provider":"Celia Aaron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}