{"product_id":"ace-ember-pre-order","title":"Ace \u0026 Ember PRE-ORDER","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePlease Note: All orders including a Pre-Order will ship when all items have arrived, unless you have added the additional shipping fees to cover all desired shipments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRelease Date: July 14, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA forbidden desire. A game of cat and mouse. A love that could ruin everything. Hold on tight for the wild ride that is the next installment in Kate Crew’s extra spicy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMavericks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvie Emberson is trouble. Smart-mouthed, fearless, and relentless—especially when she’s looking for answers. She’s a hacker with a past that just won’t stay buried, so laying low isn’t exactly her strong suit. Especially when\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003earound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAiden “Ace” Hayes is her brother’s best friend—brooding, loyal, and a walking contradiction. He spends half his time at the motorcycle garage and half deep in Valeport’s underground, and he lives by a code. Rule number one?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon’t touch Evie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut she’s not a kid anymore. She’s fire and chaos and everything he shouldn’t want. He knows getting involved would blow up the only family he’s ever had—but walking away is getting harder every damn day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat starts as snark and stolen glances spirals into something darker, hotter, and way past the point of no return. And the more they try to hide it, the more it threatens to consume them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, with enemies circling and Evie’s secrets putting a target on her back, Aiden will do whatever it takes to protect her—even if it means betraying the brother who made him family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoyalties will be tested. Rules will be broken.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd hearts? They’re about to burn.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTropes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrother’s Best Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnemies to Lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForbidden Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorally Grey MMC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent Warning:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"se-t sie-mav2_1-text st-m-subheading st-d-subheading se-rc\"\u003eTalk of parental death\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"se-t sie-mav2_1-text st-m-subheading st-d-subheading se-rc\"\u003eHome fires with death mentioned\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"se-t sie-mav2_1-text st-m-subheading st-d-subheading se-rc\"\u003eKnife violence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"se-t sie-mav2_1-text st-m-subheading st-d-subheading se-rc\"\u003eTorture (some on page scenes)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"se-t sie-mav2_1-text st-m-subheading st-d-subheading se-rc\"\u003eMention of tongue torture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"se-t sie-mav2_1-text st-m-subheading st-d-subheading se-rc\"\u003eStalking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"se-t sie-mav2_1-text st-m-subheading st-d-subheading se-rc\"\u003eGeneral violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kate Crew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47765862187165,"sku":"9780063467330","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/8913\/8333\/files\/9780063467330_eb063.jpg?v=1774629614","url":"https:\/\/willowanddagger.com\/products\/ace-ember-pre-order","provider":"Willow \u0026 Dagger Bookshoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}