{"product_id":"the-dukes-christmas-rejection","title":"The Duke's Christmas Rejection","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Longing Meets Ruin: A Regency Omegaverse Obsession\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA forbidden prequel that ends on a cliffhanger, resolved in The Duke’s Rejected Mate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCharles Barrington, Duke of Norhaven × Cynthia Campbell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer eyes follow me across the ballroom, full of a yearning I have no right to answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCynthia Campbell wants romance. A dance. A future wrapped in soft promises and careful smiles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI want none of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat stirs in me is not suited for candlelight or courtship. I would ruin her—name, innocence, future. So I keep my distance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil I catch her watching.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil curiosity turns to temptation, and temptation to obsession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf she insists on seeing a dream, I will show her the truth. Men like me do not offer happily‑ever‑afters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is no cure for what she awakens in me. No escape from the memory of her gaze following me into shadow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe is untouchable. I am unredeemable, and this Christmas, longing will not end kindly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vivian Muroch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53243138867568,"sku":"Christmas-rejection","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/0179\/2880\/files\/1771194685.png?v=1771195213","url":"https:\/\/shop.vivianmurdoch.com\/products\/the-dukes-christmas-rejection","provider":"Vivian Murdoch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}