{"product_id":"guarded-dreams-a-second-chance-military-romance-9781962499026","title":"Guarded Dreams: A Second-chance, Military Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe's a grumpy Coast Guard focused on a life of service. She's a feisty musician searching for stardom. Nothing about them fits, and yet attraction burns wild when they end up in the same house for the summer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had one last summer with my best friends before the Coast Guard became my life. Quiet solidarity is what I seek. Not a free-spirited musician whose soul all but screams trouble. But when \u003cstrong\u003eAva Abrams\u003c\/strong\u003e lays claim to my bedroom in our beach rental, I find it hard to resist her siren-like call. And when I catch a glimpse past her shiny bravado to the wounds her father left behind, I'm tempted to toss my five-year plan aside just to protect her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStaying at our family beach house was only a temporary stop on my way to Juilliard and country music stardom. Until broody, by-the-book \u003cstrong\u003eEli Wyatt\u003c\/strong\u003e demands I leave, and I become desperate to unravel him. Too bad the kiss I provoke steals my heart along with his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo bad my father tracks me down, and I'm forced to run, leaving Eli to face the music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Eli walks into the bar I'm performing at four years later, the anger in his eyes doesn't surprise me, and yet I can't help craving another taste of the fairytale summer we once shared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe almost destroyed each other the first time around. Will this time be any different?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Just like the moon calls the tides, she has called me home. To her.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Luke Bryan's \"Sunrise, Sunburn Sunset,\" comes a slow-burn, beach read about dreams lost and remade with vibrant characters, beautiful friendships, and found families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrab the interconnected, standalone series today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan be read in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an alternative edition cover of the previously released novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LJ Evans Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962499026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.02d","brand":"Lj Evans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53239821107381,"sku":"9781962499026","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781962499026.jpg?v=1788974486","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/guarded-dreams-a-second-chance-military-romance-9781962499026","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}