{"product_id":"2940152687309","title":"Hard as Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrady keeps his hands steady, his mind clear, and his heart locked behind ethics, training, and restraint. Healing is his world. Not obsession. Not secrets. Not men who watch from the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarrett has watched Brady for years with a devotion that began as protection and grew into something dangerous, feral, and unrelenting. Charming, ruthless, and impossible to ignore, Garrett hides his true nature behind wealth, control, and carefully constructed lies. But nothing can hide the hunger that has built over years of silent vigilance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat starts as careful distance ignites into something neither man can afford to want… yet neither can resist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard as Stone\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003edark MM paranormal romance\u003c\/strong\u003e featuring a healer and his morally gray gargoyle, hidden identities, obsessive attraction, slow-burn heat, and high-stakes emotional tension. Adult themes and explicit sexual content explore desire forged in shadow and stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Forbidden Feelings\u003cbr\u003e Opposites Attract\u003cbr\u003e Protective Guardian\u003cbr\u003e Repressed Desire\u003cbr\u003e Emotional Trauma\/Healing Arc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This title was previously released in December 2011 and has been extensively revised from the original edition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sara Brookes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46462356685041,"sku":"2940152687309","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940152687309_p0.jpg?v=1768221211","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152687309","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}