{"product_id":"love-in-the-balance-paperback","title":"Love in the Balance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarianne K. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only does  \u003ci\u003eLove in the Balance\u003c\/i\u003e] have love and excitement, but it has issues very close to all of us.--\u003ci\u003eThe Alabama Forum Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarianne Martin is a wonderful storyteller and a graceful writer with a light, witty touch with language and a sensitivity to the emotions of people in love.--Ann Bannon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReal life has a way of sneaking up on you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnie likes men. Sure, she's just dumped one, but she'll find another one soon enough. Instead she finds Kasey. Who happens to be a woman--a lesbian, actually. Connie reckons they'll be good friends, and she soon realizes she wants more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Kasey has already had her heart broken. Her ex-girlfriend turned out to like men. Kasey won't take a chance on that happening again. And her friends won't let her, either. Especially not Sharon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf this is love, Connie has a lot of convincing to do and a lot of people to win over. Just when it seems like maybe she has, real life comes sneaking up again. Some people hate lesbians--hate them enough to kill. And it's not obvious that the authorities care. Connie and Kasey and Sharon must each put their doubts to the side and work together to get justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarianne K. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight novels and has been shortlisted three times for the Lambda Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.5 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769955418400,"sku":"9781932859744","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/afa4139ea663efc5a6ccb629c889acb6.webp?v=1780360810","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/love-in-the-balance-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}