{"product_id":"after-you-returned-d-e-haggerty-9789083677903","title":"After You Returned: a second chance small town romantic comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe broke her heart chasing waves. Now he's back - injured, regretful, and determined not to lose her twice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf life had a cruel streak, it would look a lot like Miles Raider standing in my treatment room, asking me to fix the shoulder he wrecked while pursuing the surfing career he chose over me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI should refuse. I should tell him to try the mainland. I should absolutely not touch him. Especially since the muscles I memorized at seventeen are somehow bigger and stronger now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, I'm the only physical therapist on Smuggler's Hideaway - a tiny island where secrets sink faster than ships and everyone hears news before you do. So, no, I can't refuse him. Not unless I want to be publicly shamed at Mermaid Karaoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly Miles is claiming he wants a second chance. After years of being back home. Years of pretending I don't exist. Now, he wants another chance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiles can take his second chance and feed it to the sharks. Because he never stays. Not when things get messy, not when feelings get involved, and definitely not when I start remembering what it feels like to be the only girl he ever wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Miles Raider turns on the charm - the focused attention, the soft apologies, the smile that says he already knows I'm going to forgive him - how am I supposed to resist the first man to teach me about love? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis second chance small-town romantic comedy features a surfer who's determined to earn a second chance with the only woman he's ever loved, a woman who doesn't believe him when he says he's staying, and a band of prank-happy brothers who treat emotional growth like it's a full-contact sport. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. E. Haggerty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9083677907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789083677903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e D.E. Haggerty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.65d","brand":"D. E. Haggerty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450531557631,"sku":"9789083677903","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d545333-bb54-44db-bca1-2f7110807144.jpg?v=1777268191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-you-returned-d-e-haggerty-9789083677903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}