{"product_id":"a-perfect-mess-alternate-edition-ember-leigh-9781965182260","title":"A Perfect Mess (Alternate Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA just-for-the-summer romance with a pro hockey player wasn't in my plans when I moved home to Bayshore...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm trying to get my life back on track when I come home dumped, laid off, and adrift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when Griffin Keegan-my ridiculously hot high school friend turned professional hockey player-offers me his spare room for the summer, I take it. Keeping things casual should be easy. After all, he's made it clear that hockey comes first --especially with his career on the line after an injury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept Griffin keeps showing up at the bar where I work to drive me home. Takes me to the farmer's market every weekend. Treats me like I'm not a disaster on two legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when he catches me in a 'self-care' moment?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings...escalate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe agree to friends with benefits. No feelings, no future. His only priority can be hockey once summer ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut my heart keeps missing the memo. I cannot fall for a muscled, protective man who believes love and hockey can't co-exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm supposed to get my life together...but I'm in a bigger mess than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I need to choose between the life I left in Chicago...and the one I accidentally built with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ember Leigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1965182267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965182260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Books on Vine LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.66d","brand":"Ember Leigh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084339486975,"sku":"9781965182260","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-perfect-mess-alternate-edition-ember-leigh-9781965182260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}