{"product_id":"austen-persuaded-9798990028470","title":"Austen Persuaded","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom bestselling author Alana Highbury comes a contemporary second-chance romance inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion ...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe gave up on love. He gave up on her. Now they have to work together.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the surface, Annie has it all-beauty, brains, youth, a flexible job, and a party girl image-even as a troubled childhood and a missed chance at love continue to haunt her. Then it all comes crashing down: betrayed by both her boyfriend and a close friend, she's forced to quit her job and spirals into a deep depression fueled by alcohol and her toxic, narcissistic mother. Beneath it all is a growing fear she'll run into her ex, Kylan, who's suddenly back in town. How can she face the man whose heart she broke four years ago-the one who left her life but never her heart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Annie is finally getting back on her feet and pursuing a new passion as a literary agent assistant, another bomb drops: Kylan's New York agency is acquiring the one that just hired her. Now, she's stuck working in the same office while watching her new friend and coworker flirt with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan she survive working for him while he's in town, or will it cost her the dream job?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sweet but angsty romance, loosely based on Jane Austen's works, has no explicit scenes but does have some innuendo, mild\/moderate language, excessive alcohol use, and mental health issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shipsvold Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798990028470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.67d","brand":"Alana Highbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53240010375349,"sku":"9798990028470","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798990028470.jpg?v=1788975092","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/austen-persuaded-9798990028470","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}