{"title":"Quaint Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Book 1, I Choose You: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFalling for my best friend was never part of the plan. Neither was breaking his heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMackenzie \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRisking my friendship with Mason Sacks isn’t something I ever expected to face. Especially not fresh out of college as we’re starting our lives. When he gets a promotion that’ll take him halfway across the country, I know I can’t beg him to turn it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs each day passes, it’s clear he needs to choose. Leave or stay. But I have a problem. I fall victim to an itty-bitty crush. Overnight, he turns into this glorious man whose affection makes me tingle all over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’m oh-so hesitant to step into unfamiliar territory with him. I try fighting against it by siding with my deep-rooted fears and logic only to find I’m failing miserably. When he starts looking at me like he wants to build a life together and would protect me at all costs, I don’t know who to choose; him or me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMason\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was never supposed to pick between my best friend, Mackenzie Jones, and my dream job. I’m reluctant to leave her when she’s the one thing I’ve wanted more than this promotion. But it’s hard to cross that line when we’ve been friends for fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil she starts signing up for dating apps and going out with guys who don’t deserve her. All while smiling at me in a way that makes me want to bruise her lips with mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the opportunity comes to finally let my guard down and give in to the blazing inferno of jealousy inside of me, I do what any warm-blooded man would and cross that line. Even if I am scared it might ruin us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI CHOOSE YOU is a full-length standalone best friends to lovers romance with swoon-worthy characters, a heartfelt plot, binge-worthy drama, and steamy angst that will have you reading until the HEA! Recommended for 18+.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Book 2, I Still Love You: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLeaving my ex-fiancé was never part of the plan. Neither was realizing I’m still in love with him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLayla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho would have thought a tiny computer glitch would screw me out of my next traveling nurse gig? Some would call it fate. I call it the universe punishing me for abandoning my hometown—and my ex-fiancé, Luke Sacks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI broke his heart by fleeing when tragedy struck, and there’s no way he’ll forgive me when he sees me. Which is why I could smack myself when I tell my coworker that my ex and I are still an item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuke falters at the untrue news and then he does the one thing I never expect—he plays along. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a bar fight marks me with a nasty gash on my face, I end up in a Texas ER. I expect stitches, but what I get is Layla Robinson, my ex-fiancée. The same person who left me—and our engagement—without a second thought. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI consider her a figment of my imagination, but when I blink she’s still very real. When I return home to Maine, she’s there too, telling people I’m her boyfriend. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI hate it—but I go along with it to figure her out. There’s no reason for her to barge back into my life now. Which is why I present her with a deal she can't turn down. This time when she leaves, my heart isn’t going with her. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTrigger warning – Sexual assault, violent behavior, language, grief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI STILL LOVE YOU is a full-length slow burn second chance romance with a hot twin, hilarious side characters, angsty tension, and past mistakes that eventually lead to a happily ever after! Recommended for 18+.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-choose-you-paperback-1","title":"I Choose You - Signed Paperback - OOP Cover","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eFifteen years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThat’s how long Mason Sacks has been my best friend—the one constant in a life that’s taught me nothing ever lasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eHe’s been working himself into the ground, chasing promotions and impossible expectations with no regard for himself. So I propose a deal: he’ll take time away from the office if I finally start dating and stop hiding from the possibility of love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eOur plan seems solid…until it slowly starts falling through the cracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eLines we’ve never crossed begin to blur, and I fall victim to his charm, affection, and alluring green eyes. In the way his fingers brush over my skin and how he makes me feel safe. His actions promise an everlasting kind of protection, and my heart foolishly warms at the idea of what it could be like with him. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThen reality snaps back and that safety net vanishes. Because I don’t believe in relationships. And now, it’s a million times worse because Mason is leaving, and it only reminds me that love isn’t permanent. It’s temporary—when it chooses you and especially when it doesn’t.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-57585b5d-7fff-c6e8-8c59-e14e637610d4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA heart-wrenching friends-to-lovers romance about healing old wounds, risking everything for forever, and discovering that sometimes the person you’ve been searching for has been beside you all along.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sara Tallary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46708767260899,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/9858\/2499\/files\/SIGNED_PAPERBACK.png?v=1783452208"},{"product_id":"i-still-love-you-paperback-1","title":"I Still Love You - Signed Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLeaving my ex-fiancé was never part of the plan. Neither was realizing I’m still in love with him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLayla\u003cbr\u003eWho would have thought a tiny computer glitch would screw me out of my next traveling nurse gig? Some would call it fate. I call it the universe punishing me for abandoning my hometown—and my ex-fiancé, Luke Sacks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI broke his heart by fleeing when tragedy struck, and there’s no way he’ll forgive me when he sees me. Which is why I could smack myself when I tell my coworker that my ex and I are still an item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuke falters at the untrue news and then he does the one thing I never expect—he plays along. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuke\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a bar fight marks me with a nasty gash on my face, I end up in a Texas ER. I expect stitches, but what I get is Layla Robinson, my ex-fiancée. 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