{"product_id":"hellbent-3-quiet-ones-paperback","title":"Hellbent 3: Quiet Ones (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuinn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI've always had too many men in my life. My father, brothers, and nephews. They run this town, and although I've never given them a reason to worry, they treat me like I'm made of glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey're wrong, though. I've got it all together - college graduated by twenty-one and a business owner with a perfect record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut I have one secret: I raced to grow up in case he ever came home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucas Morrow grew up with us, but he left when I was thirteen. I've waited and worked to be sure everything is perfect when I see him again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut I've waited years and maybe it's time to move on, get my own place and be my own person with new friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's summer after all and I am my brothers' sister. Did they really think the apple fell that far?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe thinks her family are the only men watching her. So innocent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd I want to keep her that way. Even though I'm twelve years older, we were always the odd ones out.. She gravitated to me, and I always made sure she wasn't alone. When I left, I told myself she'd be fine without me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut really, it was just an excuse to escape the guilt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI only meant to come back for a few days, but she's grown up, her brothers are distracted, and one bad decision after another is circling her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs well as old ghosts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd old enemies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe doesn't want a babysitter anymore, and if she ever finds out why I left town, she'll know why I'm not the best role model.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut I'm still the older one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd she still needs supervision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penelope Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063295951026,"sku":"9780349435787","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780349435787.jpg?v=1776858165","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/hellbent-3-quiet-ones-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}