{"product_id":"loose-threads-9798992063493","title":"Loose Threads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily Woods thought returning to Lovette, Texas would be her fresh start.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a brutal breakup and a pink slip in San Francisco, inheriting her beloved Aunt Helen's needlework shop feels like a lifeline. Lovette was her childhood refuge-the place where cold, distant parents couldn't reach her, where summers meant freedom, laughter, and two best friends who made her feel like she belonged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen she crashes. Literally.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe face staring down at her on the side of the road? Ben Wagner. Her former best friend. The guy who kissed her breathless the morning she left for college-then ghosted her completely. She thought he'd left town, but now he's the sheriff. Still annoyingly handsome. Still acting like that kiss never happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily's got enough on her plate without dealing with him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shop is hemorrhaging money. Aunt Helen's three meddling best friends have opinions about everything. And Ben keeps showing up-at the shop, at the diner, at her front door-like he has every right to be part of her life again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen never thought Emily would come back. Not to \u003cem\u003estay\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was always meant for bigger things than Lovette. That kiss? It ruined him. He walked away because staying close to her-knowing she'd leave-would've destroyed him. But now she's here. Stubborn. Determined. Still the only woman who's ever made him forget how to breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan Emily save the shop and forgive the past? It was a boy who broke her heart, but can she risk it all on the man?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr will Ben's fear that she'll leave again cost them both the future they never dared to dream of?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dianne Oren Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992063493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.82d","brand":"Dianne Oren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53241204375733,"sku":"9798992063493","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5040c1eb-616d-44e9-b3b4-5e1d23728b78.jpg?v=1788998550","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/loose-threads-9798992063493","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}