{"product_id":"ask-me-why-9781960561046","title":"Ask Me Why","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne deep breath. Two slow blinks. Three hollow beats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm still here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter three years, that reminder isn't as necessary. But everyone has their bad days. This is definitely one of them. Until an adorable little boy dashes into my store. His zest for life makes me smile in a way that's been long lost. Then I meet his father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell, confront is more like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrance Stone is volatile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarsh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd can't be bothered to care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot that I want him to. I get frostbite just looking into Brance's glacial stare. But there's something undeniable about him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy misery suddenly craves company. The suffocating numbness lifts whenever Brance is near. That alone should have me running in the opposite direction. Try as I might, there's no avoiding him. If only I could understand why. As if he'd let me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't ask. He doesn't tell. A silent, bitter truce settles between us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was our first mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's certainly not the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11186645\"\u003eHarloe Rae\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harloe Rae, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960561046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960561049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027020\"\u003eRomance | Contemporary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027240\"\u003eRomance | New Adult\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harloe Rae, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523242782957,"sku":"9781960561046","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_df6d554d-967a-430f-9e3a-e2cc0be3d9e5.jpg?v=1701315518","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/ask-me-why-9781960561046","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}