{"product_id":"the-pickup-9781963654004","title":"The Pickup","description":"\u003cp\u003eNick \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomebody once said we don't decide who we love. The world decides for us. But I disagree. I believe love is a decision. Who we love, how we love. It's in our control--in our hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI grew up having no clue about the true meaning of love. Money. Cars. Houses. Status. Fame. That's what love means to the people around me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wasn't until the woman I picked up in a bar came back into my life and showed me love can be so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, what's the problem?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe woman I'm falling in love with believes in fairytales. She compares everything to a storybook and wants the happily-ever-after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo while she's stuck on recreating stories that have already been told, page by page, I'm showing her it's time we write our own book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody ever said the journey of falling in love would be easy, just that it would be worth it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikki Ash, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963654004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.73d","brand":"Nikki Ash","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838762811573,"sku":"9781963654004","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bfeabef7-bd45-4b7d-a310-17f2e5f2d7a2.jpg?v=1712029445","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-pickup-9781963654004","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}