{"title":"Dark Romance 🔪","description":"\u003cp\u003eLove comes in all forms - this one is dark and dangerous!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"xo-karma","title":"XO Karma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXO Karma | Hailey Dickert\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e4.50* on goodreads | 424 pages | published 9\/08\/26 | Paperback | Dark Romance\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLily Huxley’s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e best friend falls victim to the elusive Kodak Killer, she’s convinced cosmic justice has abandoned Cleosville. 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