{"product_id":"christmas-rut","title":"Preorder!! Christmas Rut (Releases Approximately Dec. 4th)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Naughty Meets Not-So-Nice: A Knotty Christmas Omegaverse Romance\u003cbr\u003eSloane Bishop x Beckett Westbrook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI've flirted with plenty of Alphas.\u003cbr\u003eToo bad the only one I actually want refuses to flirt back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking a seasonal job as Santa's elf was supposed to be easy money.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil I discover who's wearing the red suit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeckett Westbrook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy brother's best friend. My best friend's older brother. And the one Alpha who never takes my bait.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil I sit on his lap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurns out, he's not nearly as unaffected as he pretends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut wanting me and doing something about it are two very different things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo when the Rut Clinic calls looking for a standby Omega, why not?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTuition isn't going to pay itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are only two rules:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubmit to the Alpha they assign me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNever let it become personal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimple—until the door opens and Santa walks in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApparently, I'm not the only one who's been looking for a little relief.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd this time? He's not telling me no.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristmas Rut is a standalone spicy novella in the RutVerse—packed with brother's best friend temptation, a shamelessly flirtatious Omega, a stubborn holiday Alpha, Santa-and-elf shenanigans, and knotty Christmas chaos, with a guaranteed HEA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vivian Murdoch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67708440215920,"sku":"christmas-rut","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/0179\/2880\/files\/1791908408.png?v=1791913683","url":"https:\/\/shop.vivianmurdoch.com\/products\/christmas-rut","provider":"Vivian Murdoch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}