{"product_id":"2940169587333","title":"Protecting His Best Friend's Sister","description":"\u003cp\u003eProtecting His Best Friend's Sister \u003ci\u003ewas originally published as\u003c\/i\u003e Duty Bound\u003ci\u003e. It has since been expanded, revised, and re-edited.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only woman I want is the one I can never have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarper. My best friend's sister. I've wanted her since I was eighteen, but she's always been off-limits. Now I'm home after years in the Marines, and nothing has changedamp;mdash;except everything has. Her brother is dead, and she's on a hopeless quest for answers about his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I want her just as much as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone is trying to kill her now, and she won't let me keep her safe. I have to protect her anyway, even if she doesn't trust me, even if she hates me for it. A man protects what's precious to him, whether or not he can ever claim her for his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Harper has always been precious to me.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162004734192,"sku":"2940169587333","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169587333_p0.jpg?v=1763688119","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169587333","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}