{"product_id":"guarded-from-retribution-by-gia-cobie","title":"Guarded from Retribution By Gia Cobie","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhen I left the Army, I didn’t just lose my teammate, I lost my best friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd even though he never came out and said it, I knew I was the one he blamed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDid we still talk? Sure. Monthly texts about nothing and empty promises of visits that never panned out. But losing Hawk—the man I admired most in the world, the man I secretly loved—felt like losing a piece of myself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen he showed up unexpectedly to help our team with security for an event, I was surprised. Hurt that he never told me he was coming. But deep down I still hoped we could find some remnant of the friendship we used to have.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut of all the things I imagined from his visit, nearly being killed right in front of him wasn't one of them. And as I opened my eyes to find a terrified Hawk kneeling over me, I couldn't help but wonder if he felt some fraction of what I did for him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSeeing Rhiannon lying on the ground, bruised and bloody, threw everything into terrifying perspective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI failed her once already. There’s no way I’ll allow it to happen again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter all, we used to be teammates. More than that. She was my best friend. I was supposed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ealways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have her six. I thought I did up until the night she told the us the terrible truth—that she’d been harassed and threatened by our superior for years. And she never told us until it got so bad she was forced to leave the Army.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI should have seen how she was suffering. I should have protected her. Then again, Rhiannon never wanted to be protected. As one of the first female Green Berets, she wanted to prove herself. Stand on her own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut even the strongest people need help sometimes. And this time, I’m not going anywhere. Because I’ll do \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eanything\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to protect the woman I love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGuarded from Retribution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a friends-to-lovers romance with a brave and intelligent heroine, a protective hero, action and danger, emotional wounds and angst, and plenty of sweet and steamy moments. No cliffhangers and a happily-ever-after guaranteed! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e(Can be read as a standalone!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ReadersWorldUAE","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":46533072879766,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":46533072912534,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/5486\/5302\/files\/5_606621a0-7571-46f3-b066-1d6d646ae006.jpg?v=1786787188","url":"https:\/\/readersworlduae.com\/products\/guarded-from-retribution-by-gia-cobie","provider":"ReadersWorldUAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}