{"product_id":"solace-and-ruin","title":"Solace and Ruin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eForbidden was only the beginning…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI lost everything—my parents, my home, my future—until survival was all I had left. Finding enough food to fill my belly was the best I could hope for now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen he came into my life, saving me in more ways than one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe wasn’t a stranger or the hero he pretended to be. He was someone from my past and knew who I was as soon as I gave him my name. He chose to keep the truth hidden, and that stung more than any of the losses I’ve experienced. The hope he had given was just a lie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the time I learned who he really was, I’d already crossed a line I couldn’t undo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWanting him was forbidden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoving him was worse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe age gap. The secrets. The life I was still clinging to—none of it mattered once my heart betrayed me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow I don’t know what hurts more: the truth he kept from me, or walking away from the one thing that made me believe in hope again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHe may have been my hero, but some betrayals can't be forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom this award-winning author comes this forbidden, age-gap romance with dark themes and TWs that you don't want to skip. Please take care of your mental health when reading any titles by this author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KMChaosBookReads Indie Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47792029401277,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/7461\/7021\/files\/FullSizeRender_12b1e31b-29d5-4ae2-93c5-b12d098102cd.jpg?v=1785349040","url":"https:\/\/kmchaosbookreads.com\/products\/solace-and-ruin","provider":"KMChaosBookReads Indie Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}