{"product_id":"dont-take-the-girl-paperback","title":"Don't Take the Girl - 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\u003eL. A. Ferro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt ten, I was the unwanted tagalong on London Hale's fishing trip-the fatherless girl next door he resented having to include. But all it took was one hot Texas summer afternoon of fishing to change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt sixteen, he saved my life, and then he kissed me. The star quarterback and the quiet outsider, we defied every small-town stereotype as we fell hopelessly in love. By eighteen, we had our futures mapped out together until four desperate words shattered everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Don't take the girl.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith those words, my world collapsed, and London disappeared from my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix years later, I'm starting fresh at my best friend's ranch, healing among horses instead of people, until I discover that the rival rancher next door is none other than London Hale. The boy I loved. The man who should be in prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wants me gone, and I understand why. His sacrifice cost him everything. But I never asked him to save me, not the first time or the second.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharing another small town with him isn't going to be easy, but I'm not going anywhere. I need this job, and besides-it's temporary. At the end of the summer, I'll have my certification, and I'll leave just as he asked me to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when I uncover the truth behind that fateful night and why London never went to jail, I realize our story wasn't finished at eighteen-it's been waiting here all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome chapters aren't meant to be closed. Sometimes, the most beautiful stories are the ones brave enough to try again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 490\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987599687981,"sku":"9781965102145","price":26.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MSsOTqFsUK9781965102145.webp?v=1776182917","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/dont-take-the-girl-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}