{"product_id":"the-lockdown-mann-necessary-roughness-book-two","title":"The Lockdown Mann (Necessary Roughness, Book Two)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudiobooks and eBooks are delivered digitally through BookFunnel. The BookFunnel app is available for Apple, Android, and Amazon Kindle Devices.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDesmond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was sixteen years old when I met Oakley Manning during a family beach vacation. He was funny, gorgeous, as obsessed with football as I was, and hurting after his mom abandoned him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor two weeks, we were inseparable. Oakley made me feel complete, settling something inside me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one night, I kissed him…and he kissed me back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he walked away afterward, I pretended it hurt less than it did. It’s a lesson that’s stuck with me—the people I want never choose me back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOakley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything about what I shared with Desmond Jackson was perfect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, on the last morning of our trip, my ex-girlfriend-slash-best friend dropped a bomb: “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI’m pregnant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” For the sake of the baby, we decided to make it work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven years later, Serena and I are still best friends, but our relationship is over, though we haven’t told anyone. Between her mom’s recent diagnosis and our daughter, we aren’t ready for more complications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter Des, recently traded to L.A.’s second pro football team—my team being the first. Now he’s always in my periphery, infuriating and needling me…and still capable of making my pulse race. Our chemistry is as combustive as ever. Des worships my body in ways I’ve never experienced, but he doesn’t believe in forever, and I can’t do casual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe compete at everything, but he doesn’t know he’s already won my heart. I just hope it’s a prize he wants…and that my world won’t implode if I have him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lockdown Mann is a second-chance romance between two professional football players, with a complicated history and an even more complicated present. Expect banter, anonymous online messaging, and heart. There is no cheating in this book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riley Hart Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52583746208039,"sku":"TLMAudio","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/9455\/4919\/files\/2_the_lockdown_mann_audiobook.jpg?v=1794418788","url":"https:\/\/rileyhartshop.com\/products\/the-lockdown-mann-necessary-roughness-book-two","provider":"Riley Hart Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}