{"product_id":"applied-pressure-lainey-davis-9781957145860","title":"Applied Pressure: A Grouchy Meets Snarky Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe scowls for sport. She destroys executives for a living.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePutting them together might cause a catastrophe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZack Brady prefers soil reports to people and silence to small talk. When a sinkhole starts swallowing the backyard of corporate strategist Nicole Kennedy, fixing the damage should be easy. Soil makes sense, but people don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProof of concept: Nicole can't stand him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicole already has enough problems. Her house is sliding downhill, her boss bullied her into a charity race, and now her training partner is the same infuriating grouch overseeing the disaster in her backyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZack thinks feelings are inefficient. Nicole uses sarcasm like a weapon. But somewhere between engineering inspections, sweaty training runs, and glaring at each other across her collapsing property line, the tension turns impossible to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause fighting attraction is hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResisting the spark while the ground literally shifts beneath them? Even bedrock has a breaking point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplied Pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e is a steamy romantic comedy featuring explosive chemistry, sharp banter, and the broody Brady family falling hard when they least expect it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e**Previously published as Foundation: A Grouchy Geek Romance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lainey Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957145862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957145860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lainey Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Lainey Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097366274303,"sku":"9781957145860","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/applied-pressure-lainey-davis-9781957145860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}