{"product_id":"9781101608500","title":"Because You Are Mine Part II: Because I Could Not Resist","description":"THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING PHENOMENON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe red-hot romance between Ian and Francesca was ignited in \u003ci\u003eBecause You Are Mine\u003c\/i\u003e—that which comes with the first look, the first caress. Now comes the first act of defiance that takes them one step further into forbidden desire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecause You Are Mine, Part II\u003cbr\u003eBecause I Could Not Resist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA heated argument between Francesca and Ian leaves the impetuous young woman alone again, and free to do whatever she chooses, and with whomever she desires. She’s not about to answer to any one man—especially Ian. Until he catches her. As he takes her to his penthouse, the tension is incendiary. One thing is clear for both of them. Francesca must be punished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutraged and unbearably excited, the naïve Francesca loses whatever control she had. After all, Ian is too dominant a man to fight off. She did disobey him. She does deserve it. Francesca just never realized how much she wanted it. But when Ian discovers how naïve Francesca really is, he wonders if taking advantage of such innocence is going too far, even for him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore to come… Don’t miss \u003ci\u003eBecause You Are Mine, Part III,\u003c\/i\u003e available 8\/14","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116456657136,"sku":"9781101608500","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101608500_p0.jpg?v=1763688676","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101608500","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}