{"product_id":"better-than-fiction-walid-zaki-9798186494270","title":"Better Than Fiction: A Small-Town Enemies-to-Lovers Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eShe's fighting to save her grandmother's bookstore. He's the developer holding the wrecking ball.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClara Bennett left the city to save Bennett \u0026amp; Co. Books - the shop her late grandmother built from nothing, and the one steady thing left in Clara's life. She never expected the man trying to buy her entire block or the town council to force them into co-chairing the harvest gala together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe really never expected it to be Jack Hale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen years ago, Jack broke her heart in front of the whole town and left Willow Cove without looking back. Now he's returned as a successful - and ruthless - real estate developer, and his company's resort plans could level her grandmother's legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced into weeks of gala planning side by side, old wounds start reopening - and so does something neither of them expected. But when Clara uncovers proof that Jack's plans to demolish her shop existed long before he ever kissed her, she has to decide whether the man in front of her now is worth trusting with her heart a second time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA slow-burn, banter-filled enemies-to-lovers romance about second chances, small-town secrets, and learning that the bravest thing two people can do is finally tell each other the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetter Than Fiction is a complete, standalone romance novella with a guaranteed happily ever after.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walid Zaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798186494270\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\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Walid Zaki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174250488063,"sku":"9798186494270","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/better-than-fiction-walid-zaki-9798186494270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}