{"product_id":"second-chance-books-9786210618198","title":"Second Chance Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA girl must choose between the future she'd envisioned for herself and the beautiful reality of a secondhand bookstore her first love calls home in this heartfelt contemporary romance that explores the power of love, literature, and community when it comes to changing and saving lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly three things stand in the way of the life Nell had always envisioned for herself: a bookstore, its book club, and the boy of her dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nell's brother-in-law walks out on her pregnant sister, it falls on Nell's shoulders to cover their mountain of bills. To do so, she must convince the owner of a secondhand bookstore to sell his property so she can earn a commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when she visits the store, two unexpected things happen: the owner offers her a job sorting the shelves-extra income!-and her childhood crush, Thomas Whelan, turns out to be the only other employee there. Only a fool would turn that opportunity down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Thomas reveals he needs help with his love life, it seems all too perfect: get an in with Tom by helping him prepare for his dates, recruit him towards her cause of convincing their boss to sell, get paid, and live happily ever after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept the more time she spends with Tom, the more she gets attached: to him, to the bookstore that soon might not even exist, and its customers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a small town in the throes of gentrification, Second Chance Books is a novel that explores the power of love, literature, and community when it comes to changing and saving lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gaskell Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786210618198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d","brand":"Carina Gaskell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45439098781877,"sku":"9786210618198","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fbdf3937-03ce-401a-8de1-8234b568d3a1.jpg?v=1749003421","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/second-chance-books-9786210618198","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}