{"title":"The Acquisition Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dark romance series that always ends in blood. Sinclair (optional prologue), Counsellor, Magnate, and Sovereign. Lucius is a connected standalone with a separate couple from the main three books.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"counsellor-paperback","title":"Counsellor Paperback","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned paperback of Counsellor, the first book of the completed Acquisition Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Hunger Games meets Eyes Wide Shut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the heart of Louisiana, the most powerful people in the South live behind elegant gates, mossy trees, and pleasant masks. Once every ten years, the pretense falls away and a tournament is held to determine who will rule them. The Acquisition. Now, Sinclair Vinemont is in the running to claim the prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is only one way to win, and he has the key to do it — Stella Rousseau, his Acquisition. To save her father, Stella has agreed to become Sinclair's slave for one year. Though she is at the mercy of the cold, treacherous Vinemont, Stella will not go willingly into darkness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Sinclair and Stella battle against each other and the clock, only one thing is certain: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Acquisition always ends in blood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eReading order for the Acquisition Series:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinclair (optional prologue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounsellor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagnate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSovereign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLucius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43564165922877,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4695\/7373\/files\/2022-1293CeliaAaronb01_049eb218-258a-4d88-b4da-16d97cd4d2d6.jpg?v=1788445940"},{"product_id":"magnate-paperback","title":"Magnate Paperback","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned paperback of Magnate, the second book of the completed Acquisition Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucius Vinemont has spirited me away to a world of sugar cane and sun. There is nothing he cannot give me on his lavish Cuban plantation. Each gift seduces me, each touch seals my fate. There is no more talk of depraved competitions or his older brother – the one who’d stolen me, claimed me, and made me feel things I never should have.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven as Lucius works to make me forget Sinclair, my thoughts stray back to him, to the dark blue eyes that haunt my sweetest dreams and bitterest nightmares. Just like every dream, this one must end. Christmas will soon be here, and with it, the second trial of the Acquisition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eReading order for the Acquisition Series:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinclair (optional prologue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounsellor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagnate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSovereign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLucius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43564229787709,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4695\/7373\/files\/2022-1294CeliaAaronb02.jpg?v=1788446827"},{"product_id":"sovereign-paperback","title":"Sovereign Paperback","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned paperback of Sovereign, the third book of the completed Acquisition Series, which finishes the love story between Sinclair and Stella.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Acquisition has ruled my life, ruled my every waking moment since Sinclair Vinemont first showed up at my house offering an infernal bargain to save my father’s life. Now I know the stakes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe charade is at an end, and Sinclair has far more to lose than I ever did. But this knowledge hasn’t strengthened me. Instead, each revelation breaks me down until nothing is left but my fight and my rage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs I struggle to survive, only one question remains. How far will I go to save those I love and burn the Acquisition to the ground?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eReading order for the Acquisition Series:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinclair (optional prologue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounsellor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagnate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSovereign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLucius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43564257411133,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4695\/7373\/files\/2022-1295CeliaAaronb03.jpg?v=1788446968"},{"product_id":"lucius-paperback","title":"Lucius Paperback","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned paperback of Lucius, an Acquisition Series Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucius Vinemont ruined my life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was a long time ago. It feels like yesterday.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI haven’t let it go, and I won’t. Not until he’s dead. Lucius is the bogeyman, the shadow under my bed, the nightmare that wakes me in my sleep.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI loved him once, in the foolish way of a teenage girl. Those feelings are buried deep, soaked in blood and covered in a fine ash. Because Lucius was never just a bad boy, he was so, so much worse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen you shoot a man through the heart, he’s supposed to die. But Lucius isn’t a man. 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