{"product_id":"owning-vegas-series-by-kylie-kent","title":"Owning Vegas series by Kylie Kent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis Kingdom\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwning Vegas Book One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLouie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy mother taught me one valuable lesson that I’ve used to get to where I am today. And where am I? Las Vegas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho am I? Well, that depends on who you are. To some, I’m the king. The judge, juror, and executioner. To others, I’m just another rich asshole who owns a few casinos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut I own more than that. I own the strip and the streets surrounding it. I own this city, and it’ll have to be wrenched from my cold, dead hands before I hand it over to anyone else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen I spot her, I don’t sense the desperation that wafts off the usual crowd. No, she has a loneliness that rivals my own, a sadness that I want to soak in, and a body made to sin with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat was that lesson my mother taught me? Trust no one. The thing is, Charlotte is taking a wrecking ball to that lesson because every fibre of my being wants to trust this woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCharlotte\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you don’t want to be seen, find a crowded place and blend in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat’s exactly why I came to Vegas. To not be seen. I figured with all the flashing lights, alcohol, drugs, people… no one would notice me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut he did. And I don’t know how to get him to unsee me. Or if I even want him to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis city was supposed to be my sanctuary, a place to forget who I am. Or should I say who I was? A place to let go of the past. A place no one would ever think to look for me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was supposed to be just one weekend. But now I think it might be so much more…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Hearts Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47501127745701,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/5545\/2581\/files\/IMG_6586.jpg?v=1771238862","url":"https:\/\/wildheartsbookshop.com.au\/products\/owning-vegas-series-by-kylie-kent","provider":"Wild Hearts Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}