{"product_id":"the-aristocrat-9781951045586","title":"The Aristocrat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom\u003c\/em\u003e New York Times \u003cem\u003ebestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe one that got away. Every girl has one, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMine was a charming, British aristocrat who turned my world upside down one summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment I first spotted Leo in the distance through my binoculars, I'd been captivated. I certainly never expected to find a man showering outside of the property across the bay in his birthday suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen I noticed his housemate staring back at me with binoculars of his own-watching \u003cem\u003eme \u003c\/em\u003ewatching Leo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat made for an interesting conversation starter when I inevitably ran into them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurned out, the handsome Brits were only renting that house for the summer in my seaside town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo and I formed an instant connection, even though we were technically opposites by all appearances. I taught him how to dig for clams, and he taught me that not all wealthy and powerful guys are pretentious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite knowing he was totally wrong for me, I couldn't seem to stay away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a wild and crazy few months. And before I knew it, we'd fallen in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe both had one wish: more time together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Leo had obligations back home. He lived a life I'd never fit into. And I was going to law school. So, we decided to end it and never look back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA part of me always felt like I'd let my soulmate walk away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI believed our story was over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil five years later when he sent me a letter that shook me to my core. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'd thought my world was turned upside down that first summer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell, I knew nothing yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penelope Ward Books Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951045586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Penelope Ward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40994665398453,"sku":"9781951045586","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_873a2697-19eb-479a-8519-b716fe538d88.jpg?v=1631627395","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-aristocrat-9781951045586","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}