{"product_id":"the-flight-risk-9798997694104","title":"The Flight Risk","description":"\u003cp\u003eTess Lewis has always been a flight risk when it comes to love. She doesn't believe in love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot love that lasts, anyway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTess is a sassy and kind kindergarten teacher who is facing a couple of life-altering situations. One: a possible change of career-she just isn't sure what she wants to do. Two: unexpectedly becoming the temporary guardian of her 14-year-old niece for the foreseeable future. After a burst pipe in her apartment leaves her in yet another crisis, Tess has to find a place to stay for a few weeks. Just when she is about to resort to a hotel room, Adam Oakley - the star goalie for the Dallas Storm, who also happens to be the one guy who turned down Tess' advances - steps in to save the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Oakley is also at a crossroads in his career: does he stay with the Dallas Storm, where he has found a family among his teammates, or move back to his hometown of Chicago? Oakley has always liked his orderly life, so when the beautiful and strong-willed Tess and her misunderstood niece move in for a month, his world gets tilted on its axis. But Tess and her niece may be the family he needs to stay exactly where he is. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis arrangement should be fine since they are friends, right? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of steamy shower encounters, endless movie marathons, silly dance moments and vulnerable fireside chats, Tess and Oakley inch closer and closer to ruining their friendship and crossing a boundary Tess never thought she would cross-falling deeply in love with someone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the future of Oakley's career with the Storm hangs in the balance, the prospect of lasting love continues to be a doubt in Tess' mind. Will Tess' fear of love derail her chance at a lasting relationship? Or will Oakley move mountains to show her just how much she deserves to be loved?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause even a flight risk is no match for true love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Breakthroughbooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997694104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Leslie McElroy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459266666677,"sku":"9798997694104","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798997694104.jpg?v=1791297896","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-flight-risk-9798997694104","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}