{"product_id":"the-dating-pool-9798903338054","title":"The Dating Pool","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSharp banter. Small-town sparks. A summer romance that refuses to stay dry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRAMONA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSugarpine Lake was supposed to be practical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA break from job hunting. From scrambling for stability. From pretending I have everything figured out-for me and my daughter. No risks. No men who make it hard to breathe. But in a town built around water, there isn't a single swim program for the kids. I'm a former swimmer with a toddler who already loves the shoreline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat feels like a problem worth fixing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen I meet Graham Casanova.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe runs the town's only camp and daycare like it's delicate. He tells me they don't need a pool. I just happen to hate being told no. The more I push, the more he pushes back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd somewhere between late-night run-ins and arguments that feel suspiciously like flirting, I realize I'm not just fighting for a pool. I'm fighting the way my pulse stutters when he stands too close. The way his voice drops when we disagree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was supposed to be practical. It's starting to feel dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003eGRAHAM\u003cp\u003ePeople think I'm stubborn. Overprotective. Too cautious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI built this camp on routines. On head counts. On rules that don't bend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRamona sees opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey don't see the way the lake can still make my chest go tight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The way some memories don't fade just because you refuse to look at them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI see risk. History. Things I never quite made peace with after a tragedy ten years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe wants to make waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I've spent years trying to keep the surface still. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe strike a deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow we're stuck working together all summer-pretending our arguments don't spark like something reckless. Pretending I don't notice how easily she walks toward the water. Pretending it doesn't shake something in me that I thought I'd buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only thing more dangerous than the water... is the way I want her anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Flack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798903338054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Lauren Flack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452283973813,"sku":"9798903338054","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e83afb8b-714c-4bed-bb5a-266b06b969ce.jpg?v=1776826559","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dating-pool-9798903338054","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}