{"product_id":"almost-there-almost-me-a-contemporary-romance-about-long-distance-love-travel-and-finding-home-9798995322702","title":"Almost There, Almost Me: A contemporary romance about long-distance love, travel, and finding home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpoiler alert: this is a love story with a happy ending.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike a true millennial, she climbed the corporate ladder. Then she hit a wall she couldn't out-work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurnout isn't dramatic - it takes you apart until nothing feels easy anymore. Maria thought she could manage consulting, travel, deadlines, love, even distance. But when exhaustion becomes her baseline and the relationship she's been holding together across continents begins to fray, she realizes something has to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe leaves Chicago and looks for new skies - Morocco, the Himalayas, Dubai. In the air, paragliding over glowing horizons, she finds the quiet she's been chasing. But grounding doesn't come from landing alone - it comes from choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a man she loves - flawed, devoted, still learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a marriage that finally ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a second chance that doesn't come easily - but comes anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria must decide: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan love survive distance?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan you rebuild your heart without losing yourself?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd what happens when the life you worked for is the life that's breaking you?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlmost There, Almost Me \u003c\/strong\u003eis a contemporary romance about millennial ambition, long-distance love, travel, and the difficult, deliberate act of choosing joy without shrinking yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love slow-burn romance, global settings, and grown-up love stories with a true happy ending, this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of Carley Fortune and Christina Lauren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Nightingale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995322702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Maria Nightingale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801348534453,"sku":"9798995322702","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/almost-there-almost-me-a-contemporary-romance-about-long-distance-love-travel-and-finding-home-9798995322702","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}