{"product_id":"braided-roses-closed-door-romance-sensibility-romance-series-book-2-9798987831595","title":"Braided Roses: Closed Door Romance (Sensibility Romance Series Book 2)","description":" She came to Paris for work and flowers. Feelings were never part of the plan.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMegan Mercer is a marketing executive set to launch a new dating app in Paris. She is determined to stay focused, composed, and professional. For years, her most meaningful connection has existed safely at a distance, shared through late-night messages with someone she knows only through words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA spontaneous trip to Monet's Gardens leads to a run-in with a charming stranger who feels oddly familiar, and her carefully braided world starts to unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoah Sinclair lives for code, not chaos. Observant, grounded, and quietly brilliant, he's used to building systems that hold under pressure. When work brings him face to face with the woman he met among Monet's flowers, he's unsettled by how familiar she feels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMegan and Noah's in-person connection doesn't arrive in a rush. It builds quietly, through shared observations, long workdays, and conversations that linger longer than intended. As professional pressure mounts and old instincts resurface, Megan must decide whether to step back into safety or stay where things feel unfinished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the light and rhythm of Paris, Braided Roses is a clean, closed-door, emotionally intelligent, slow-burn, contemporary workplace romance, where logic meets love and secrets bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a love story about restraint, timing, and the courage it takes to let an unseen connection become real. Written with warmth, layered character growth, and a faith-touched happily-ever-after, it offers intimacy without explicit content and depth without spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBraided Roses is written for readers who enjoy romance that unfolds in the quiet spaces. This is a slow-burn, closed-door love story told in a lyrical, introspective voice, where connection deepens through observation, presence, and what is left unsaid as much as through dialogue. Grief is given room to exist without being hurried, faith appears gently as grounding rather than instruction, and intimacy grows through patience rather than spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love emotionally intelligent romance that asks you to slow down, feel deeply, and trust the power of restraint, this story was written with you in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Jessica Redland, Jenny Proctor, and Savannah Scott. A gentle, closed-door romance centered on emotional healing, friendship, and slow-burn connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContent note: Closed-door PG-13 romance. Themes include grief after the loss of a parent, emotional vulnerability, professional pressure, and the slow rebuilding of trust, all handled with care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mimika Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987831595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Mimika Cooney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733860085941,"sku":"9798987831595","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/braided-roses-closed-door-romance-sensibility-romance-series-book-2-9798987831595","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}