{"product_id":"closer-than-we-pretended-a-friends-to-lovers-small-town-romance","title":"Closer than we Pretended: A Friends to Lovers Small Town Romance","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Blue Hollow, everyone thinks my best friend and I belong together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJax and I have spent years pretending there’s nothing between us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBirdie Mae says if sexual tension were fuel, we’d power the whole county.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJax Hartwell is the head trainer.\u003cbr\u003eThe owner’s son.\u003cbr\u003eAnd the one man I can’t afford to want.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI run his barn.\u003cbr\u003eWe’ve spent years pretending the heat between us is harmless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne reckless night proved it isn’t.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen someone breaks into our stable and dopes our racehorses.\u003cbr\u003eOwners start asking questions.\u003cbr\u003eThreatening to pull their horses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate nights in the barn turn into locked doors and stolen touches.\u003cbr\u003eOne reckless kiss that nearly ruins us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuddenly pretending feels impossible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Jax’s toxic girlfriend?\u003cbr\u003eShe’s more than willing to suggest I had something to do with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the whispers start spreading, Jax doesn’t hesitate.\u003cbr\u003eHe steps in front of me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut if we can’t prove who’s behind the doping before the owners pull their horses…\u003cbr\u003eIron Willow Stables is finished.\u003cbr\u003eAnd so am I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause if I take the fall…\u003cbr\u003eJax will have to choose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stables.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913073975487,"sku":"d6f7a951-1124-4775-a4f4-ff6a9fab9834","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/7519ed3f0b3172510326f1aa7dc2ab8e.jpg?v=1785041500","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/closer-than-we-pretended-a-friends-to-lovers-small-town-romance","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}