{"product_id":"bids-blueprints-bad-decisions-dalton-douglas-9798253161364","title":"Bids, Blueprints \u0026 Bad Decisions: A Romantic Comedy","description":"Edward Dane believes in process, structure, and doing things the right way. That includes renovation projects, public buildings, and definitely not getting emotionally compromised by a local contractor with sawdust on his boots and opinions about rooflines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeil Kincaid knows how to make things stand. He trusts weather, workmanship, and common sense-not architects from Portland who show up with perfect plans for buildings that still have to survive a Maine winter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Dalton Town Hall needs repairs, Edward arrives with a vision and a clipboard. Neil wins the build with practical experience and zero patience for design choices that look good on paper but won't hold up in real life. Forced to co-lead the renovation, they clash over every detail-from handrails to history to whether \"one more late night\" at the site is a good idea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately, it keeps happening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs tensions rise, so does the attraction neither man wants to admit. But when Edward gets offered a prestigious job back in Portland, Neil assumes the truth was there all along: Edward was never planning to stay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Edward has to decide what matters more-the life that looks right on paper, or the one that feels like home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the chaotic, opinionated, coffee-fueled town of Dalton, Maine, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBids, Blueprints \u0026amp; Bad Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a warm, funny small-town M\/M romantic comedy about public projects, private feelings, and the kind of bad decisions that might just build something lasting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003cbr\u003esmall-town queer romance, opposites attract, competence as foreplay, forced proximity, grumpy\/sunshine-adjacent banter, found family, and a town that treats public comment like a contact sport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalton Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798253161364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Dalton Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173756051711,"sku":"9798253161364","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bids-blueprints-bad-decisions-dalton-douglas-9798253161364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}