{"product_id":"married-with-benefits-9798217179596","title":"Married with Benefits","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The romance is perfection. An absolutely gorgeous book.\" --Laurie Gilmore, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA trope-filled delight of a rom com about two strangers who enter into a marriage of convenience that becomes anything but convenient. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor better or worse is just the beginning.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLainey Davis can't wait for the day she'll be able to escape her tiny Wisconsin town. But she's not even close to covering her health insurance premiums and pricey migraine medication, let alone saving up enough to start over some place new. That is, until Lainey learns that through the archaic legal doctrine of adverse possession, she's inadvertently squatted her way into owning a marvel of modern architecture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Lainey owns only the house. The surrounding property, a lakeside money pit the previous owner used as a front to deal illegal reptiles, has been willed to Elliot Hodges, a D.C. architect who wants to rent out the place to fellow architecture lovers. Their assets are tied together, but neither can move forward without the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesperate, Elliot proposes an unconventional arrangement: marry him for health insurance and in exchange, Lainey will allow him to buy her out. Win-win: Lainey will finally have a way out of town, and he'll own the house designed by his idol. Married in name only and living together while fixing up the property, Lainey and Elliot find themselves unable to keep their hopes, dreams, or bedsheets from getting entwined. And as their connection grows, Lainey's no longer sure what's more terrifying: leaving Elliot behind or letting him in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217179596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ellie Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571349483701,"sku":"9798217179596","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f42a9dc0-cb5a-4631-957e-0ffecac4b985.jpg?v=1779863993","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/married-with-benefits-9798217179596","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}