{"product_id":"stand-your-ground-paperback","title":"Stand Your Ground - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKandi Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI wrote up the contract myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegally binding. Crystal clear. No strings. No feelings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust sex - and two million dollars in exchange for my time and expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarter Fabri may be Tampa Bay's newest rising star, but off the ice, he's all Bambi eyes and inexperience. He's a virgin in desperate need of lessons in dominance, seduction, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I happen to be just the woman to teach him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't need his money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I do need what it can give me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm thirty-two, cut off from my family, and one bill away from drowning in student debt. The fantasy I've built around my lifestyle is getting harder to maintain. This pay day would secure the lifestyle I've worked too hard to let slip through my fingers and finally give me the chance to save for something I've always wanted - something I've never told anyone about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, I take Carter on as my student. I lay out every rule, every boundary, every carefully controlled term of our arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat I don't plan for is how quickly he'd catch on - or how much I'd enjoy letting him take the reins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was supposed to be a lesson in power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut somewhere along the way, I stopped being the one in charge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI thought I could keep my heart out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI thought I'd accounted for every risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut some consequences you can't predict - no matter how carefully you draft the terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e___________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStand Your Ground is book five in the Kings of the Ice series: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ea series of interconnected standalones \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efollowing a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters\/couples in each\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379312390246,"sku":"9781960649768","price":29.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/APy4qyZacy9781960649768.webp?v=1768918494","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/stand-your-ground-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}