{"product_id":"a-captive-situation-9781662524851","title":"A Captive Situation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Tijan delivers a bold romance about two people wrestling with emotional trauma, thrown into a deadly--and heated--power dynamic when the mafia comes after them both.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery bride dreams of her wedding day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday was supposed to be that day for me, except it's not me marrying my college sweetheart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy best friend is doing that. Or, well, my ex-best friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, I'm over a thousand miles away, riding the subway in a city where lost people come to dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMe--I'm just hoping to distract myself from my heartbreak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is, until I met Jake Worthing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrumpy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA total jerk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid I mention hot?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso, extremely presumptuous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust because I \u003ci\u003elook\u003c\/i\u003e like I'm a thought away from a total meltdown does not mean I need an ambulance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe had the \u003ci\u003eaudacity\u003c\/i\u003e to ask if I needed medical treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell, good riddance to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't ever have to see him again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept, well, I do when I'm taken to the police station for a total misunderstanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe walks in and...gah. He's the same that I remember from our first meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrooding. \u003ci\u003eStill gorgeous\u003c\/i\u003e. (The universe is not fair sometimes.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's stirring up emotions that I didn't know were still inside of me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen someone tries to shoot him and I'm a witness, and...er, how is it that I'm the one being kidnapped?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd \u003ci\u003eby Jake\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I'm heated for a whole different reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I get myself out of this captive situation, I'm going to reign down my own destruction starting with Jake Worthing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI just have to survive first and, also, not get my heart broken. \u003ci\u003eAgain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTijan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eTijan is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author who writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing after college, and once she started, she was hooked. She's written multiple bestsellers including the Fallen Crest series, \u003ci\u003eRyan's Bed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnemies\u003c\/i\u003e, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTijan is currently writing many new books and series with an English cocker spaniel whom she adores. Connect with the author on her website (www.TijansBooks.com), on Facebook (www.facebook.com\/tijansbooks), and on X (@TijansBooks). You can also check out her Instagram at www.instagram.com\/tijansbooks. Tijan is managed by Park, Fine, \u0026amp; Brower Literary Management.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montlake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324598845714,"sku":"9781662524851","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_04003a25-92f7-47a1-ac2e-7406af4cf031.jpg?v=1748686930","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-captive-situation-9781662524851","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}