{"product_id":"captured-by-the-canadians","title":"Captured by the Canadians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI don’t come undone.\u003cbr\u003eI manage. I plan. I keep moving.\u003cbr\u003eI’m a Black woman. That’s what we do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen Eli shows up.\u003cbr\u003eToo good to be true.\u003cbr\u003eBook-boyfriend good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuiet. Observant. Built like he fixes problems with his hands instead of words. Skin so rich and carefully tended it makes a woman wonder what else he takes his time with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo when he offers me a deal I can’t refuse—one week with no armor, in exchange for my tech brain solving a problem he can’t muscle through—I do something I’ve spent years avoiding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI give in.\u003cbr\u003eI let go.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut since Eli is the kind of man who doesn’t push. Doesn’t rush. He simply makes space and allows the quiet to invite you in. In that space, I remember what it feels like to stop bracing for impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI agreed to release my cape for one week.\u003cbr\u003eI calculated the risk of staying.\u003cbr\u003eWhat I didn’t calculate or account for was the cost of leaving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom T.L. Martin, the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Black Wife Effect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, comes a new story featuring the latest member of the Cockpit Chix. Maxine Palmer is about to watch her wildest dreams step off the page when a real-life hero rushes to her rescue. Experience the story beyond the book at tlmartinworld.com for an exclusive virtual tour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Readers Venue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45004282888400,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Indie Bookstore Edition","offer_id":45004282921168,"sku":null,"price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bookclub Edition","offer_id":45004282953936,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6983\/9568\/files\/capturedbythecanadians.jpg?v=1777880027","url":"https:\/\/the-book-readers-venue.myshopify.com\/products\/captured-by-the-canadians","provider":"The Book Readers Venue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}