{"title":"About Blackfriars Lane","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3a96b8;\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new constable teams with a street-wise scamp to solve crimes and clean up the streets of London. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3a96b8;\"\u003eStats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdult historical romance (Victorian England)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries length:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCurrently one (but with more planned)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolence: \u003c\/strong\u003eModerate, including fist-fights, murders, and kidnappings, but nothing described overally graphically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic\/Supernatural:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNone \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate, mainly kept to hero and heroine's attraction for each other, a few verbal innuendos,  and a few kisses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian\/spiritual element:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eModerate, overt, exploring such themes such as self-reliance vs. dependence on God. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation: \u003c\/strong\u003eReaders who enjoy historical romance and mystery\/romantic suspense.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou might like this book if you liked...\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss Scarlet and the Duke.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-thief-of-blackfriars-lane-by-michelle-griep","title":"The Thief of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Blackfriars Trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere’s Often a Fine Line Between a Criminal and a Saint\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstable Jackson Forge intends to make the world safer, or at least the streets of Victorian London. 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