{"product_id":"the-truth-the-lie-and-the-darre","title":"The Truth, the Lie, and the Dare","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe truth will draw them together. The lie could destroy them. The dare may cost them everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is a butcher.\u003cbr\u003eShe is not who she claims to be.\u003cbr\u003eAnd love… is the most dangerous risk of all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChico Ode was born into blood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe son and grandson of butchers, he has spent his life surrounded by violence—until it begins to seep into his soul. Hardened, angry, and emotionally distant, Chico is searching for something he cannot name… something that feels like escape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen he meets Christine Bello.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElegant. Successful. Untouchable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe is everything his world is not—and everything he has ever dreamed of.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Christine is living a lie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind the polished image of a career woman from a powerful and respected family lies a truth she cannot afford to reveal. Her choices in love have always led her into dangerous waters… and Chico may be the most dangerous of them all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause this is more than a forbidden attraction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a collision of two worlds that should never meet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTorn between family expectations, faith, ambition, and hidden truths, Christine dares to love a man her world will never accept. But as secrets begin to surface, she realizes she is not the only one hiding in the shadows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Chico must face a question that will define his life:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan a man shaped by violence choose something different… or will the truth cost him the only love he has ever known?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Truth, the Lie, and the Dare is a gripping, emotionally charged story of love, identity, class, deception, and the courage to risk everything for a chance at something real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"K \u0026 S Books Etcetera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46645415182492,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/4358\/2876\/files\/TheTruth3Dcover.png?v=1775605934","url":"https:\/\/ksbooksetcetera.com\/products\/the-truth-the-lie-and-the-darre","provider":"K \u0026 S Books Etcetera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}