{"product_id":"dance-with-the-devil-9781961594401","title":"Dance with the Devil","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA caged butterfly longing to be free. A lonely artist searching for inspiration. A love that started by chance-and will need a miracle to survive...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenevieve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the younger sister to Damien Libellula, I've been shielded from the criminal side of my brother's life for as long as I can remember-or, at least, that's what Dame thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth is that I've been curious about the dark side of the Family for even longer... curious and fascinated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I meet Cross, my fascination almost becomes an obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a professional ballerina, it makes sense that I would consider our first few dates a sort of forbidden dance. On the outside, he's everything I'm not: dark, brooding, and-most importantly-a Sinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's right. Damien's little girl fell for a man who wears the mark of his former enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Cross is no sinner. A sensitive yet guarded artist who unwittingly sweeps me off my feet, I want to believe we have a shot to be together. There's a truce now between the Dragonflies and the Sinners Syndicate, and with Damien settling into wedded bliss with his new bride, I think... maybe. Maybe it's time I show him I'm not that same little girl I used to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that's when I discover just how dark and twisted the life can be...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCross\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've never wanted anything more than I do my butterfly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't care what her last name is. I don't care that, every time I imagine marking up her unblemished, beautiful skin, I'm risking a bullet between my eyes from the head Dragonfly. When I see her, I feel for the first time since I was kid who lost everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than that, I'm inspired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil, one night, everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI do everything I can to protect her while we're trapped, but when she's eventually forced to be as brutal as any gangster, my pretty ballerina with the wicked mouth and innocent smile breaks-and, once again, I'm left alone and empty-handed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that's the difference between Carlos and Cross. Carlos accepted that fate was cruel and there wasn't anything he could do to change that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCross?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe'll burn down all of Springfield to get his Genevieve back-so long as the flames don't get their vengeance on him first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jessica Lynch Writes LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923864719634,"sku":"9781961594401","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_662e6ea5-ba10-4d36-adf0-a3a9927fe813.jpg?v=1738963041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dance-with-the-devil-9781961594401","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}