{"product_id":"rough-edges-stone-valley","title":"Rough Edges (Stone Valley)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMattie...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI thought I was being rescued from the life I was born into until the tall walls of suburbia became a new prison. I'm no longer the 'trailer trash' young girl I had no choice but to be or the perfect housewife I was forced to be. Now I'm finally just Mattie - but who is that?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm on a mission to answer that question for myself now that my wheels have stopped turning in Stone Valley. I came here in search of freedom and was blindsided by being freed in more ways than I could have imagined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor once in my life, I feel like I belong. I feel like I am wanted - but will my past catch up to me and rip it all away?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCooper...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven when your world is falling apart around you, the rest of the world keeps turning. You've got to step up and keep up - and that's what I've been doing for a decade since my parents died.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI run on auto pilot keeping my their legacies alive - the family ranch and the bar uptown. My siblings are out in the world living their dreams so I'm on my own here - which is how I prefer it. You can't lose what you don't have. I'm content alone - that is until she stomped her way into my bar, my ranch, and my entire being.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter so long of living in a controlled numbness, will letting her in also let in the guilt and pain from my past? Why can't I shake the feeling that if I blink, she could vanish?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45915848736959,"sku":"9d2d35e3-8f86-42ba-b9bb-b0ec6b73f1ca","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/84da93ca1dd9a1d6b5973338c356901e.jpg?v=1785084351","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/rough-edges-stone-valley","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}