{"product_id":"worth-the-ruse-9798994571736","title":"Worth the Ruse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the most enchanting, vivacious woman you've ever met offers to be your fake fiancée, you don't question why. You say yes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEx-sheriff's deputy Ethan LaSalle is tired of the corruption poisoning Sagebrush's law enforcement. So when the mayor announces a town marshal election, Ethan knows this is his chance to change things. The weakest part of his campaign? Ethan himself. He's stoic, guarded, and, without a wife or children, lacking the wholesome family image Sagebrush voters expect of their elected leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer beauty queen Izzy McClean is an expert in charming and influencing people. Well, everyone except her stalker ex-boyfriend, who won't accept it's over. When Izzy overhears about Ethan's campaign troubles, she offers a solution that'll fix both of their problems-a fake engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the perfect ruse with no risk of romantic attachment: he's not Izzy's type, and she reminds Ethan of his cheating ex-fiancée. But Ethan and Izzy are soon swept up in campaign tactics, charisma lessons, makeovers, a fake romance, and...very tangled feelings. Are they selling their fake romance so well that they're even fooling themselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorth the Ruse is a funny, emotional romance about learning to trust and finding love where you least expect it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Darcy Gamble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994571736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Darcy Gamble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459117801653,"sku":"9798994571736","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798994571736.jpg?v=1791297738","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/worth-the-ruse-9798994571736","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}