{"product_id":"crimson-tides","title":"Crimson Tides","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe river remembers every name.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe Fell from Heaven 673 years ago. He's the detective who makes her wish she'd found Earth sooner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mississippi is running red, and NOPD Detective Jake Morrison is the only cop in New Orleans who can see why. For fifteen years he has hidden his supernatural sight behind his badge. He solves the cases no one else can solve and tells himself that carrying the weight alone is the price of the gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen the ward system protecting the city starts failing, and bodies drained of blood appear at ancient anchor points. The woman who walks into his crime scene is tall, fierce-eyed, and radiating an authority his sight reads as divine. 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Ward's Fallen Angels series, Nalini Singh's Archangel of Sins, and Anne Bishop.\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 673-year-old angel who has never been in love, and the detective who sees her\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe falls first, she falls harder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced proximity and a bond that transforms both of them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA villain who spent six years earning their trust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Orleans as a character: jazz funerals, chicory coffee, Mardi Gras masks, and the Mississippi running red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fallen Response Unit, Book 3.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Standalone HEA; richest after Books 1–2. Dual POV. Open-door explicit. Heat: 4 of 5. On-page consensual bondage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReading order.\u003c\/strong\u003e The first Fallen Response Unit series is six books and complete. Each book stands on its own except \u003cem\u003eEnduring Light\u003c\/em\u003e, which finishes the story \u003cem\u003eRising Storm\u003c\/em\u003e begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes:\u003c\/strong\u003e fallen-angel romance · angel\/human · forced proximity · he falls first · fated bond · dual POV · New Orleans setting · patient villain · consensual bondage · soundtrack-companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent warnings:\u003c\/strong\u003e violence, blood magic, emotional manipulation, a past vigilante killing (morally complex), consensual bondage, near-death experiences, children in danger (referenced, not graphic).\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“S.D. Maynard has written a series that I am more than happy to fall back into each time a new book is released.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eHeather L., Amazon review, advance copy\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I connected with both the main characters on such a deep level. The fact that this was written in my city just made it all the better. I cried, smiled, and fell in love every step of the way.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eBelle of The Bayou, Goodreads\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It's got history, multiple religious traditions and real supernatural elements. It's book 3 in the Fallen Response Unit ( FRU ), series, but it reads as a standalone with cameo appearances from the other angels.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eDiana Page, Amazon review, advance copy\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKeep reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext in the series is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.sd-maynard.com\/products\/broken-chains\"\u003eBroken Chains\u003c\/a\u003e, or choose the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.sd-maynard.com\/products\/fallen-response-unit-ebook-bundle\"\u003esix-book ebook bundle\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eYour ebook, delivered by BookFunnel\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis purchase is a digital ebook, not a paperback. After checkout, BookFunnel emails your delivery link to the address used for your order, with help for reading on your preferred device.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeed help finding your book? 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