{"product_id":"9781459290518","title":"Contracted Defense","description":"\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime is running out and the enemy is at the gate. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdam Hicks may be the rookie at Safeguard, but he's no novice in the field. Retired from active duty after multiple tours and back fresh from a brief rest in New Zealand, he's itching to return to action. But the challenge he hoped for arrives in an unexpected form: his sexy yet stern new partner. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last thing Victoria Ash wants is to work with the new guy—especially one as gorgeous as Adam. His relaxed attitude about their first \"easy\" assignment together—setting up a private home defense network for a reclusive client—doesn't impress her. Easy usually means trouble. She's proved right when Adam discovers that the multiple incursions on the physical and cyber security systems aren't just glitches. They're under attack…and there's a traitor in their midst. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs tension mounts, so does the attraction between Victoria and Adam. They must protect their client and the research he's desperately trying to keep secret. Working together, they have to find the mole before their defense measures, in the fortress and online, are compromised and the deadly secrets they've sworn to protect are revealed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook three of the Safeguard series \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is approximately 70,000 words \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne-click with confidence. This title is part of the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarina Press Romance Promise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e: all the romance you're looking for with an HEA\/HFN. It's a promise! \u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Carina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129048645872,"sku":"9781459290518","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459290518_p0.jpg?v=1763865450","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459290518","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}