{"product_id":"fractured-lives-9781959383222","title":"Fractured Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove brought us together, but will it be enough to hold us together when everything comes crashing down?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSvetlana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Brandon is my safe place, my solace in a world haunted by shadows of the past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith him, I've found love that burns brighter than anything I've ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But the scars I carry aren't so easily erased.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe closer we get, the harder it becomes to hide the pieces of myself I'm still too afraid to show.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When he asks me to take the next step, I say yes-but I'm not ready for the world to know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I tell myself it's for Alex and Natalie, but deep down, I know the truth is far more complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrandon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSvetlana is everything I've ever wanted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFierce, passionate, and so beautifully vulnerable. She's let me in, but I can see the walls she hasn't let fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I'm trying to give her the space she needs, but every time I hold her, I feel the weight of what she's not saying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When she agreed to be mine, I thought we'd finally found our forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now, it feels like we're standing on borrowed time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The past is catching up to us, and it's pulling us toward a future I don't know if we're ready to face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe road ahead will test us in ways we never imagined.\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 His One, Her Only Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959383222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d","brand":"Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085615034549,"sku":"9781959383222","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4be17fcd-bc3e-44ae-9a31-fe22f3582c33.jpg?v=1765294695","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fractured-lives-9781959383222","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}