{"product_id":"big-bad","title":"Big Bad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Atlanta's pack, love is the most dangerous act of rebellion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dark paranormal romance braided with a serial-killer procedural. Fated mates. Old-world Alpha. An HEA earned through blood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAtlanta prosecutor Isabella Santos has built her career on evidence, ironclad logic, and never letting anyone get close enough to break her. Then the bodies start turning up — throats torn, drained dry, marked with symbols that echo the cold case that took her mother nineteen years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pack being framed for the killings is led by Mikhail — an old-world Lycan Alpha who recognizes her as \u003cem\u003ehis\u003c\/em\u003e the moment she walks into his territory, decades before she learns what she actually is. As they tear apart a corruption ring threaded through the DA's office, the police, and Atlanta's oldest blood-money families, Isabella discovers she's Luminari — an ancient line of supernatural judges her mother died trying to hide her from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers of Patricia Briggs and Nalini Singh's darker work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou'll devour this if you want:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA competent Latina prosecutor heroine who doesn't roll over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA centuries-old Alpha with old-world manners and modern violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFated mates done with stakes, not shortcuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthern Gothic atmosphere and corrupt institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn HEA you have to bleed for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Savage Court, Book 1.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Standalone with HEA; threads forward into Book 2. Open-door explicit. Heat tier 4.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes:\u003c\/strong\u003e dark paranormal romance · werewolf \/ Lycan · fated mates · prosecutor heroine · serial-killer mystery · chosen-bloodline reveal · old-world Alpha · corrupt institutions · Southern Gothic · ancient prophecy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent warnings:\u003c\/strong\u003e on-page violence and body horror, serial murder, institutional corruption, kidnapping, captivity, predatory behavior, references to a parent's murder. Not closed-door; not low-violence; not a cozy small-town shifter book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat readers say\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuoted word for word from public reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“She's the type of woman I aspire to be—sharp, composed, driven as hell. A district attorney who doesn't flinch in the face of blood or bureaucracy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eRebel, Goodreads\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Their bond is instantaneous, romantic, and fated. It is not fated in the way you seen in other books, which makes this story more intriguing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eAK S, Amazon review\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This was truly a fantastic prosecutor vs. criminal book with a twist of shifter, in all the right ways. [...] This was a refreshingly sexy take on it all.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eStephanie B, Amazon review\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"S.D. Maynard","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":44889533677637,"sku":"SC01-BIG-BAD","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0269\/7285\/files\/Big_Bad_Cover_10332641-aca9-4f14-ab29-0f1543591500.jpg?v=1790624477","url":"https:\/\/shop.sd-maynard.com\/es\/products\/big-bad","provider":"S.D. MAYNARD BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}