{"title":"Dark romance","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bloodsong","title":"Bloodsong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned by the author!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuinn thought launching this new step in her singing career would be the only thing on her mind. But fate, it seems, has other plans. Because the sexy and mysterious stranger who comes to watch her sing immediately grabs her eye—and stirs all her wildest fantasies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcept Matteo has deep secrets, and when Quinn catches him mid-feed, a whole new world of vampires is opened up to her. And she’s his new obsession. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn all his centuries, Matteo has never seen a masterpiece like Quinn. The second he hears her voice, he knows she’s meant to be his. His to claim. His forever. 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