{"product_id":"ashwoods-ledger-vastav-9798316787531","title":"Ashwood's Ledger: A Love Born in Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the fading light of Ashwood, where red-brick storefronts whisper of better days and the river hums a quiet lullaby, Lila Moreau has built a fortress of numbers-her ledgers a shield against a world that once left her counting coins in the dark. At thirty-two, she's all precision and guarded edges, her gray sweater and wire-rimmed glasses masking a heart that's forgotten how to leap. Then Ezra Langston crashes into her orderly office, a whirlwind of dark curls and hazel-green eyes, his callused hands stained with paint and purpose, his voice warm with a dreamer's fire she can't ignore. He's the heir to Ashwood's oldest name, but he's chosen its gritty streets over gilded halls, pouring his soul into the Ashwood Community Trust-a youth center where kids splash murals in riotous color and dare to hope. When Lila's meticulous audit unearths Harold's plot-a ruthless mill owner set on razing the center for profit-their worlds collide in a spark neither saw coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat starts as a clash of ideals-her spreadsheets against his reckless generosity-blossoms into something electric: stolen glances over singed logs, her trembling fingers steadied by his hammer's thud, their breaths mingling in the smoke of Harold's arson. As the town rallies-a gruff mechanic with damning evidence, a fierce photographer flooding the web, a baker's samosas fueling defiance, a shopkeeper's roar shaking Main Street, a scribe's pen slashing lies-Lila and Ezra find their rhythm. Six weeks to save Ashwood, six weeks where every touch ignites, every fight deepens their bond. Harold's flames test them, but their love-a fragile, fierce thing born in chaos-might be the root that holds. Will their passion bury the ash, or will greed snuff out their chance at forever? Dive into a romance where love battles fire, and two souls rise, entwined, from a town's defiant heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vastav \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316787531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Vastav","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851204112639,"sku":"9798316787531","price":9.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ashwoods-ledger-vastav-9798316787531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}