{"product_id":"the-promise-we-didnt-plan-9781971356488","title":"The Promise We Didn't Plan","description":"\u003cp\u003eSometimes the promises that change us most are the ones we never meant to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Claire Whitman returns to Cedar Ridge to help care for her aging aunt, she expects familiarity-not upheaval. Her life beyond the town has been carefully constructed, and she intends to return to it as soon as her responsibility is done. But Cedar Ridge has a way of reminding people who they used to be-and who they still might become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Mercer has always believed in staying. Staying for family. Staying for community. Staying even when it costs him something. He never planned on falling for someone who sees Cedar Ridge as temporary-but Claire's presence awakens feelings he thought he'd long outgrown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs friendship turns into something more, both Claire and Daniel must decide whether love is worth rewriting their plans. The Promise We Didn't Plan is a gentle, heartfelt beginning to The People of Cedar Ridge series-a story of unexpected connection, quiet devotion, and the kind of love that grows slowly but deeply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Volans Galaxy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971356488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Diane Kann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537495453877,"sku":"9781971356488","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8905ec31-1f7c-4c6a-91f8-728682c837d0.jpg?v=1779169807","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-promise-we-didnt-plan-9781971356488","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}