{"product_id":"i-could-never-paperback","title":"I Could Never - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePenelope Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new forbidden, enemies-to-lovers story...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all started with an unexpected phone call.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years after my fiancé passed away in an accident, his father died suddenly, leaving Brad's adult, special-needs brother with no one to care for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next thing I knew, I was on a cross-country drive to New Hampshire where I'd be moving in to look after Scottie until I could get him into a group home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last thing I ever expected?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wouldn't be taking care of him alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosh Mathers, my fiancé's best friend-who also happened to be my sworn enemy-insisted he was the better person for the job. He told me to go back to California, and I told him where he could stick that demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur disdain for each other wasn't anything new. It dated back to a text I'd accidentally read years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe hated each other. But we both loved Scottie, so neither of us budged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow we were living together in a tiny house-with one available bedroom. Thank goodness it was only temporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver time, I realized the broody jerk I thought I knew was different than I'd imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI found myself slowly growing attached to someone I once considered the enemy...and growing attracted to him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSure, both of us were guilt-ridden over Brad. We were also two grown people with pent-up frustration toward one another-stuck in a cabin in the woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this was \u003cem\u003eJosh.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI could never.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\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 August 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774165975328,"sku":"9781959827399","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/881be69c65eb5b012f3d8f2385cfbcea.webp?v=1780442410","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-could-never-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}