{"product_id":"hero-unexpected-9781648352201","title":"Hero, Unexpected","description":"\u003cp\u003eI rebuilt my grandmother's bakery from the ground up. Poured everything I had into making it thrive again-flour, sweat, and a whole lot of tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she died. And her will blindsided me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I'm not married by the time probate closes, I lose the bakery to my mother-the last person who should ever be trusted with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Bodie Gibson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildhood friend turned enemy. The boy who used to bring me tea and peanut butter sandwiches...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cop who put my little brother behind bars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe offers me a way out: a fake marriage that keeps the bakery in my hands and our past buried where it belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's just paperwork. A few public appearances. Nothing real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept he still looks at me like he sees the girl I used to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when he kisses me it doesn't feel fake at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a town built on second chances, sometimes the only way forward is to rewrite the ending.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Take the Leap Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648352201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.77d","brand":"Kait Nolan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181399404725,"sku":"9781648352201","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5b09b9f3-3c23-45a7-9a76-aec8651b0b95.jpg?v=1768923006","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hero-unexpected-9781648352201","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}