{"product_id":"almost-ruined-c-l-strickland-9798247261575","title":"Almost Ruined","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSloan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDean Lancaster made my college life a nightmare. I ran home and told myself I was free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years later, he finds me again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe says he's changed-and sounds convincing. Says he followed me to fix what he broke. Says the future I wanted is still possible-if I trust him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Dean has always known too much about me. Where I live. Who I let close. The parts of my life I never shared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an anonymous Valentine letter shows up, I realize something far worse than him finding me again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe never stopped watching, and now he's offering me everything I once wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm not taking it at face value-and I never will again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***Part of the multi-author series, Almost: A Dark Valentine -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Valentine's season, don't expect flowers on the doorstep - just the past, wrapped and waiting.***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. L. Strickland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247261575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36d","brand":"C. L. Strickland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172134166783,"sku":"9798247261575","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/almost-ruined-c-l-strickland-9798247261575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}