{"product_id":"backstage-and-bedtime-laura-carpenter-9798185545294","title":"Backstage and Bedtime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome stories are built on applause.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis one is built on what happens after.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaeve Kinsella has mastered the art of holding everything together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle mother. Performer. Survivor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer life runs on precision-school runs, rehearsals, warm-ups, and the quiet, relentless work of raising her daughter, Nell, in a world that rarely makes space for privacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe doesn't need chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe doesn't need complications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd she definitely doesn't need Julian Hart.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce, he was everything-brilliant, magnetic, impossible to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow he's back, standing in a rehearsal room like the past never broke them.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Maeve is not the woman he left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Nell isn't a secret anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs old feelings rise under stage lights and new boundaries are drawn in quiet kitchens, Maeve and Julian must learn something neither of them ever mastered before: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to love without losing themselves.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween press scrutiny, theatre politics, co-parenting realities, and the fierce protection of a child's world, they are forced to build something fragile and powerful at the same time-trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd trust doesn't come with a script.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBackstage and Bedtime\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply emotional, character-driven contemporary romance about second chances, motherhood, boundaries, and the quiet, everyday moments where real love proves itself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSlow-burn, emotionally rich romance\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSingle parent love stories\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFound family and co-parenting dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBehind-the-scenes theatre worlds\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eStrong, resilient heroines\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eRealistic relationships with depth and vulnerability\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecause sometimes the greatest love stories don't happen on stage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey happen in kitchens, in quiet rooms, and in the moments no one else sees.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185545294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d","brand":"Laura Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174199992575,"sku":"9798185545294","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/backstage-and-bedtime-laura-carpenter-9798185545294","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}