{"title":"Derek Mills","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCongratulations, you matched with Derek Mills. Patient, protective, and observant—and exactly what you need when you least expect it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003eYou met him once, years ago, on a night that belonged to someone else. But he never forgot your face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003eHe has striking hazel eyes, unruly dark waves that always look a little messy, and a frame built from running his own Queens gym. When he's not teaching self-defense classes, his sharp, athletic edge is softened by an easy laugh and a puppy named Maisie who completely runs his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003eWith Derek, you're getting a man who waits. He asks before he touches you, then asks again. He's easygoing right up until someone threatens you. But Derek won't swoop in to play the savior. He’ll put the tools in your hands, stand back while you save yourself, and be waiting for the moment you need him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e☑️\u003c\/span\u003e A sleeping with the enemy retelling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e☑️\u003c\/span\u003e Cinnamon roll hero\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e☑️\u003c\/span\u003e Girl on the run\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e☑️\u003c\/span\u003e Empowerment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e☑️\u003c\/span\u003e He falls first—and harder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\"\u003e☑️\u003c\/span\u003e Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 118, 126);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart reading \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shopdakotawillink.com\/collections\/standalone-books-all-buying-options\/products\/the-sound-of-silence-ebook\" title=\"THE SOUND OF SILENCE\" style=\"color: rgb(1, 118, 126);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTHE SOUND OF SILENCE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 118, 126);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTRIGGER WARNING: This story contains situations of domestic violence and abuse. Some aspects may be sensitive for some readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-sound-of-silence-ebook","title":"The Sound of Silence (eBook)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SOUND OF SILENCE Digital eBook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL DIGITAL EBOOK \u0026amp; AUDIOBOOK SALES ARE FINAL.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Bestselling Author Dakota Willink delivers an emotionally-gripping, dark romantic suspense that is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGianna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s a common expression I remind myself of every day: that which does not kill us, makes us stronger.\u003cbr\u003ePeople think I live an idyllic life with my perfect husband, but they don’t know what lies beneath the façade.\u003cbr\u003eLike the delicate petals of the daisies he loved to give, I was easily crushed—broken, just as he wanted me to be.\u003cbr\u003eI’ve learned to accept what is, but I won’t let it destroy me.\u003cbr\u003eInstead, I do the only thing I can to survive—I run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDerek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI knew she had a story. I knew it most likely contained violence.\u003cbr\u003eBut never did I imagine the horrors she’d been through.\u003cbr\u003eI’d waited so long and she’d experienced so much.\u003cbr\u003eShe was perfectly imperfect, her scars more than skin deep.\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet, I couldn’t help wanting to get closer.\u003cbr\u003eShe was strong and there was beauty in strength.\u003cbr\u003eI was drawn to it—drawn to her.\u003cbr\u003eI wanted to erase her horrors and give her something new to dream about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e*** TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains situations of domestic violence and abuse. 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