{"product_id":"deceptive-truce-paperback","title":"Deceptive Truce - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle Lancaster\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eHeather Long\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife has been a series of exquisite disasters...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo you ever lie to yourself? I do. Making friends has been the cruelest choice I ever inflicted upon myself. I like to say I don't regret it, and for the most part that's true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI resent it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI despise him because he left me behind, following another battle in this war we've been waging. I thought we were partners, best friends, allies, and that he would always have my back as I've fought to have his. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI hate her because she's perfection and everything he's ever wanted, untouchable, brilliant, and capable. Yet, I want her too. Need her. Still, she gave herself to someone else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTelling myself one taste would have to be enough even when I knew it never could be is just another deception I sold myself on this trail of disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo matter what I do, I'm not enough for them, for my family, for this world we inhabit. Now-alliances are shifting, and our enemies are closing in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI know the difference and I know I need to leave them to face it all on their own. That's the choice I should make. That's the choice I have to make. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr at least, that's the newest lie I tell myself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDECEPTIVE TRUCE is a full-length mature dark, new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers\/love-hate themes. Please be aware some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. Trigger warnings can be found in the foreword should you require them. This is book three in a six book series that is a why choose with multiple new adults exploring and coming to terms with their evolving sexuality, identities, and relationships.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753199468832,"sku":"9781956264814","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0bf0b0dd998598b680f29baace6d7efc.webp?v=1780014910","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/deceptive-truce-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}