{"product_id":"joker","title":"Joker","description":"\u003cp\u003eKyle James cashed in my V card and then disappeared like I was the finishing act in a magic show.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI vowed to hate my best friend, turn the longing and secret obsession with him into toxic hate and maybe a poorly chosen tattoo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the years passed, I let go of any notions I'd ever see him again...until he sauntered on campus my senior year as a new transfer student.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of Rake Forge was obsessed with his inked skin and that darkness that seemed to seep out of every methodical step he took.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wasn't. I knew the boy underneath, and while I wanted to know where he'd been...I would never ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil my dad needed a favor. His team required a way in with my ex-best friend, and his contacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI knew Kyle would see through it...but I went anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, my world, made of black and white was bleeding color...and he was at the center, daring me to trust him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy heart, blind and foolish chose to not only trust but to love him too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI really should have known better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was merely a way in for my father, and for the man, I loved...I was just a way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*This is the final book in the Rake Forge Series*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"It's a Love Story","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49346238447835,"sku":"3350549","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/7171\/9131\/files\/original_761e6fc4-3994-41d6-998f-6da07da095dd.png?v=1790113355","url":"https:\/\/www.lovestorybooksandcafe.com\/products\/joker","provider":"It's a Love Story","version":"1.0","type":"link"}