{"product_id":"alice-rue-evades-the-truth-paperback","title":"Alice Rue Evades the Truth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Zipps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vibrant, voice-y, tender, genuinely funny, and bursting with all the imperfect charm of a real, hopeful love. I can't wait to make everyone I know read this.\"--Casey McQuiston, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pairing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this sapphic homage to \u003ci\u003eWhile You Were Sleeping, \u003c\/i\u003e a down-on-her-luck receptionist is mistaken as the girlfriend of a comatose man and doesn't have the heart to come clean to his devastated family--even when she starts falling for his sister. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlice Rue has never spoken to her longtime crush Nolan Altman, but after she saves his life, the EMTs tell his family that Alice is Nolan's girlfriend. She \u003ci\u003ewants\u003c\/i\u003e to set the record straight, but Nolan's in a coma, and if the family feels comforted by the idea of Nolan having his \"girlfriend\" by his side for what might be his last moments, isn't it kinder to go along with it? At least for now? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Altmans are impossibly nice and supportive, and there's something about Nolan's sister Van that makes Alice feel more seen and understood than she has in years. She knows it's wrong to lie, but it's easy to convince herself that she's doing the right thing by evading the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what she can't avoid is her growing chemistry with Van. Alice must decide if she can unravel this tangle of lies to salvage her chances with the woman who just may be the love of her life--especially if Nolan wakes up. Warm, witty, and full of heart, this debut rom-com is a love story for pessimists who secretly hope for their own happily ever after.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Zipps\u003c\/b\u003e is a disability advocate and is passionate about telling creative queer stories about women falling in love with each other, and also about stealing all of her friends' dogs for her manuscripts. Zipps works in higher education supporting students and lives in New Mexico with her wife and her dog. \u003ci\u003eAlice Rue Evades the Truth \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987730235693,"sku":"9780593733035","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/F7YR76JM1d9780593733035.webp?v=1776183751","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/alice-rue-evades-the-truth-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}