{"product_id":"golden-ruin-extended-cut-golden-empire-3-ebook","title":"Pre-order - GOLDEN RUIN (Extended Cut) - Golden Empire #3 (eBook)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease Date: September 20th, 2026 (This is a pre-order. Your book will be delivered directly to your email from Book Funnel on release day.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: This is a website-exclusive edition that contains a bonus collection titled THE LOST YEARS (3 bonus chapters that focus on the missing pieces of Sterling \u0026amp; Lexi's past) that won't be available anywhere else!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e***\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSterling Golden—NFL superstar, a man who has everything but the one woman he can’t seem to let go.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe returned to Cypress Pointe on a private jet to join his coach’s “dream team,” looking every bit as rich and famous as he’s become since we ended things. Only, our lives look nothing like they did when he left five years ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack then, we were inseparable, in love, and blissfully unaware of what our future held.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, we’re two totally different people and probably wouldn’t speak at all if it weren’t for Jaxon. Our four-year-old son has never known what it’s like to have Mommy and Daddy be anything but cordial.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSterling and I have co-parenting and strategic avoidance down to a science. Things are easier that way. But then tragedy pulls me and Jax headfirst into Sterling’s world, his life… his home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, we’re living under one roof, building a routine that looks deceptively easy, trying not to fall back into old habits when it’s late and the house is dangerously quiet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife was complicated enough without such a major plot twist, and I’m learning one hell of a lesson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esaying \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyou’re done… doesn’t always make it true.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGolden Empire is part of the interconnected KINGS’ Universe, which includes series such as: ‘KINGS OF CYPRESS POINTE’, ‘SAVAGE KINGS OF BRADWYN U’, and ‘KINGS OF CYPRESS POINTE: GOLDEN EMPIRE’, listed in chronological order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGolden Ruin is a continuation of the KINGS OF CYPRESS POINTE series, featuring characters from the original saga well into adulthood. It isn’t necessary to start with the OG series, but checking it out either before or after you read Golden Rule (Golden Empire, Book One) may enrich the overall reading experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Note: This installment in the series contains sensitive topics such as past emotional trauma and a house fire resulting in injury. If you’re uncomfortable with any of these themes, this couple’s journey may not be for you. Sterling and Lexi’s story is a second-chance romance with a guaranteed HEA, and there’s absolutely no cheating. Due to adult themes, coarse language, and sexual situations, this one’s for the 18+ crowd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rachel Jonas Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54429627908414,"sku":"GoldenRuinEbook","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/3314\/0286\/files\/eBook_Website_GE_3.jpg?v=1789058079","url":"https:\/\/racheljonasbooks.com\/products\/golden-ruin-extended-cut-golden-empire-3-ebook","provider":"Rachel Jonas Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}