{"product_id":"crossing-lines-at-city-hall-paperback","title":"Crossing Lines at City Hall - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharese Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe runs the city. He wants to save it from her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeleste Evans is brilliant, poised, and utterly unshakable-or so she wants everyone to believe. As Chief of Staff to the mayor of Langston Heights, she's built her reputation on strategy, control, and perfectly timed wins. But her biggest political victory came at the cost of her own convictions, and the cracks are starting to show-especially with Malachi Owens back in town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce Wall Street's golden boy, Malachi walked away when it became clear his integrity had no place among power brokers. Now he's returned home, determined to protect the city he loves from the very forces that broke him-and from the woman who seems to embody them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeleste and Malachi are constant combatants in the public arena: sharp words, sharp stares, and no shortage of tension. The chemistry between them simmers beneath every confrontation-but desire isn't enough when the stakes are this high and trust is in short supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a moment, the war between them threatens to collapse into something neither of them is ready to name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut secrets, shifting alliances, and new entanglements redraw the battle lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Malachi might be drawn to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he didn't come back to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Celeste? She's not sure what scares her more-falling for the one man who challenges her...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor realizing he might be right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47900070969483,"sku":"9781088063132","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/uuQ_Xp71lF9781088063132.webp?v=1783320629","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/crossing-lines-at-city-hall-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}