{"title":"BRBF Central","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"captured-by-the-canadians-brbf-exclusive-hardback-cover","title":"Captured by the Canadians: BRBF Exclusive Hardback Cover","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is the moment she surrendered to her captor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe event exclusive hardback for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pxMhRs\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaptured by the Canadians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e catches Maxine and Eli skin to skin, her face pressed to his shoulder, her guard finally down. A gold body chain traces her arm and his collarbone against warm brown skin, all of it wrapped in a floral, gold veined cover that runs the full spine and back. A design made for truly special occassions.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBRBF Exclusive Inclusions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eHard Cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eDiamond clear finish with \"raised\" elements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eMatching Candle Set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eI don't come undone. I manage. I plan. I keep moving. I'm a Black woman. That's what we do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eBut when my car dies on a Canadian roadside on the way to a romance conference, panic hits before logic can catch up. I'm the one people call when things fall apart. I don't know what to do when there's no one to hand the problem to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThen Eli shows up. Too good to be true. Book boyfriend good. Quiet. Observant. Built like he fixes problems with his hands instead of words. 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