{"product_id":"becoming-v-larue-9798997722708","title":"Becoming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome first loves never really leave us. They simply become part of who we are.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi grows up between two worlds-her life in Virginia and the North Carolina summers that give her family, belonging, and eventually Liam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins with a phone call becomes the kind of young love neither of them is old enough to fully understand. They spend hours talking about everything and nothing, imagining marriage, children, careers, and a future they are certain will belong to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut growing up changes everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilitary orders take Naomi across an ocean. Rumors and insecurity create distance. New relationships begin. Dreams get bigger. And when Naomi and Liam finally find their way back to one another, one unforgettable summer leaves Naomi carrying something Liam will never know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the years become decades, Naomi and Liam build extraordinary lives apart-careers, marriages, families, accomplishments-yet neither completely forgets the person who knew them before they became who the world would eventually see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause some love stories aren't only about finding your way back to someone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey're about discovering who you became along the way.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecoming\u003c\/em\u003e is Book One of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Love That Never Left\u003c\/strong\u003e, an emotional three-book series about first love, family, distance, misunderstanding, ambition, memory, and the things two people never learned to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e V. Larue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997722708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Larue Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.04d","brand":"V. Larue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50594420424959,"sku":"9798997722708","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-v-larue-9798997722708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}