{"title":"Dangerously Sexy Protectors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/0936\/0625\/files\/DangerouslySexyProtectors.png?v=1784422208\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElite operatives. Bodyguards. Assassins. Spies. These fiercely protective heroes risk everything to save the women they love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"forbidden-confessions-protectors-omnibus","title":"FORBIDDEN CONFESSIONS: PROTECTORS OMNIBUS","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour scorching stories of danger and forbidden desire...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEDUCED BY THE BODYGUARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI need his protection. 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It’s not unexpected. She feels betrayed by violence coming from people she tried to entertain. Plus, the adrenaline crash is a bitch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAgainst me, her whole body trembles. I press her closer and wrap an arm around her. I don’t say anything. Empty assurances are pointless. I can’t promise her I can get her out of this mess in one piece; I can only promise to try my damnedest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWe stay that way for so long we begin to sweat together. Neither of us cares. She lays her head on my chest. Her bent knee creeps onto my leg. It seems automatic to take her bare thigh in my grip and pull her closer. The slow motion of the buggy rolls our bodies rhythmically against each other. She probably feels every inch of my reaction to having her so close. I’m harder than I ever fucking remember. Sophie is lost in her own fear, and I’m a heel for even noticing how beautiful she is, much less entertaining thoughts of sex. But I can’t help wanting her. It’s agonizing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFinally, Dustin slows the horse-drawn wagon. “There’s a group of cops ahead. What do you want me to do?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e“Stay under the blanket,” I murmur to Sophie, then cautiously peek out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eJust like he said, we’re a hundred feet from the barricades originally set for the parade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThey’re not allowing any vehicles in or out. Fuck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e“Get us as close as you can without attracting attention. 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