{"product_id":"the-grump-next-door-9781685180485","title":"The Grump Next Door","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur first kiss was a lie. Our second was a mistake. And the night we spent tangled up in each other? Hot as hell but a complete disaster.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause now Sutton Sinclair-the sharp-tongued troublemaker who left claw marks down my back and a dent in my self-control-is living in my backyard cottage with her teenage daughter. And I'm her goddamn landlord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI like things quiet. Controlled. She's neither. Sutton's chaos wrapped in sunshine, a temptation in scrubs I can't seem to stay away from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her ex shows up acting like Sutton's still his to lose, I claim her on instinct. The kiss? Hot. The fallout? Immediate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow my family-and the entire town-thinks we're a couple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFake dating Sutton wasn't in my playbook, but if being a pro-footballer turned high school coach has taught me anything, it's how to pivot. All I have to do is keep my hands to myself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen her cottage floods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow we're sharing a roof...and a bed. The line between real and fake is blurring faster than I can redo the guest house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is supposed to be temporary. But Sutton doesn't just crash into my life-she rewrites it. She's in my home, moaning my name, breaking every rule I've ever lived by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I'm starting to want something permanent with the woman who's already got one foot out the door.\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-6871552\"\u003eBrighton Walsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bright Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685180485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685180485\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-FIC027580\"\u003eRomance | Fake Dating\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-FIC027660\"\u003eRomance | Small Town \u0026amp; Rural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bright Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48458745741549,"sku":"9781685180485","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_6f021105-0ae5-4ff0-b61a-ec153056a8f7.jpg?v=1753618582","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-grump-next-door-9781685180485","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}