{"product_id":"better-than-the-beach-alternative-cover-edition-9798990013872","title":"Better Than the Beach: Alternative Cover Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat's better than a sunny beach vacation for my winter break?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe being snowed in with a gorgeous stranger....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet's go to the beach for winter break, my sorority sisters said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will be a blast, they said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSand, salt water, hot surfers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat more could I want for the holidays?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody considered the chance for a winter storm grounding all flights, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echanging my layover from hours to days and leaving me utterly stranded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody foresaw the airport bartender who took pity on me, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoffering me a room in a charming bed and breakfast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd certainly one expected a visit from a gorgeous older man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one considered any of this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially not me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome to the beach for winter break, they said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will be so much fun, they said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm starting to think that being snowed in with Professor Nolan Montrose might end up being better than the beach \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an alternative cover edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetter Than the Beach is a quick, 110 page holiday novella.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a spicy short romance with an HEA that takes place in the Better Love world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not necessary to read the other books in the Better Love series to enjoy Better Than the Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetter Than the Beach was first released as a short story titled \"A HOLIDAY LAYOVER\" in a free romance anthology in 2021. It has since been expanded into a novella with an HEA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brit Benson Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798990013872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.23d","brand":"Brit Benson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107841306805,"sku":"9798990013872","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8ee85592-c9bf-4733-b578-aa6ff413af14.jpg?v=1765862657","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/better-than-the-beach-alternative-cover-edition-9798990013872","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}