{"product_id":"needs-tropes-the-protector-cairo","title":"The Loose Cannon: Ryker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlackthorn Brothers #2- interconnected standalone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterracial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDark romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePossessive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFalse marriage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge gap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMental health rep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRyker Blackthorn follows the rules, his father’s rules. He’s loyal, brutal when needed, and dangerously effective. But his temper? That’s the weapon Warren Blackthorn wields best. So when Ryker is forced into a marriage with the fierce, untameable daughter of a rival family, just to settle an old debt, his father expects him to handle it the only way he knows how: with force. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe doesn’t want a wife. He doesn’t want her, loud-mouthed, stubborn, and completely uninterested in being a pawn. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the more she pushes him, the more he’s drawn to her fire. What begins as resentment turns into desire, then something even more dangerous, love. And when the deal is done and she’s free to walk away, Ryker is left chasing something he never thought he needed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, he’ll have to face the wreckage of what they’ve become, and prove that behind the fury, there’s a man worth loving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56080310468948,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0906\/1148\/2964\/files\/ShopifyCoverNEW-2026-06-11T102348.628.png?v=1781169843","url":"https:\/\/www.heabookshop.com\/products\/needs-tropes-the-protector-cairo","provider":"HEA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}