{"product_id":"fool-me-once-9781525899744","title":"Fool Me Once","description":"\"A simmering slow burn bursting with banter... This is a romance for anyone who's ever felt too messy to be loved.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--ROSIE DANAN, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Roommate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this fierce and funny battle of the exes, Ashley Winstead's \u003ci\u003eFool Me Once \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the chaos of wanting something you used to have.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lee Stone is a twenty-first-century woman: she kicks butt at her job as a communications director at a women-run electric car company (that's better than Tesla, thank you), and after work she is \"Stoner,\" drinking guys under the table and never letting any of them get too comfortable in her bed... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That's because Lee's learned one big lesson: never trust love. Four major heartbreaks set her straight, from her father cheating on her mom all the way to Ben Laderman in grad school--who wasn't \u003cem\u003eactually\u003c\/em\u003e cheating, but she could have \u003cem\u003esworn\u003c\/em\u003e he was, so she reciprocated in kind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then Ben shows up five years later, working as a policy expert for the most liberal governor in Texas history, just as Lee is trying to get a clean energy bill rolling. Things get complicated--and competitive--as Lee and Ben are forced to work together. Tension builds just as old sparks reignite, fanning the flames for a romantic dustup the size of Texas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graydon House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781525899744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ashley Winstead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41596177678517,"sku":"9781525899744","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_79a30541-e43f-4599-89d3-749c3e5c8670.jpg?v=1644334088","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fool-me-once-9781525899744","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}