{"product_id":"between-the-aisles-9798234143686","title":"Between the Aisles","description":"\u003cp\u003eLena never planned to build a future inside a grocery store.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe came to Bridgeton looking for a paycheck, a fresh start, and somewhere quiet enough to rebuild the pieces of herself she left behind. Harvest Hill Market was supposed to be temporary-just a crooked hiring sign, a closing shift, and a place to begin again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she met Eli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the store director, Eli has spent years keeping his employees at a careful distance. Professionalism is simple when the lines are clear. But Lena is different. She works harder than anyone expects, sees people others overlook, and has a way of making the whole store feel changed simply by walking through the doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir connection grows in the spaces between ordinary things: handwritten task lists, late-night texts, quiet jokes across crowded aisles, and a pair of gloves left silently in a cart. Every glance carries too much. Every conversation means more than it should. And the closer they become, the more dangerous it is to acknowledge what neither of them can stop feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEli knows crossing the line could threaten Lena's career, his position, and everything they have worked to build. Lena understands the risk-but understanding does not make the distance hurt less.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen circumstances pull them apart, they are forced to confront whether restraint is enough to protect them-or whether some connections refuse to remain unspoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetween the Aisles\u003c\/strong\u003e is an emotional, dual-POV slow-burn workplace romance filled with mutual pining, forbidden attraction, quiet acts of devotion, and the kind of love that hides inside ordinary words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Book One of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Line We Keep\u003c\/strong\u003e series. Lena and Eli's story continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Afterline Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234143686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Nicole Wilkerson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53024875839669,"sku":"9798234143686","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798234143686.jpg?v=1787668063","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/between-the-aisles-9798234143686","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}