{"product_id":"charm-deborah-bladon-9798293655281","title":"Charm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI spent a weekend with a mystery man I found skinny-dipping in my pool. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI had no idea I was swimming with the corporate shark trying to steal my company.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA weekend at a luxury beach house is exactly what the doctor ordered after my year from hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm looking forward to long days lounging by the pool with a good book and a glass of wine at my side. Moonlit walks along the beach are on the agenda, as is the chance to finally test out whether the cooking classes I invested in were worth the money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll those glorious plans get tossed aside when I spot a stranger in the pool within minutes after I arrive for my peaceful escape from the big city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI do what any New Yorker would do: I curse at him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe laughs at me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I order him to get out of the pool, he does just that...\u003ci\u003ecompletely naked.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt turns out the mystery man owns the beach house next to the one I'm staying in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was supposed to be a long weekend of solitude turns into three days of solid fun, as in he's solid from head to toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe part ways with nothing but sweet memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix weeks later, I walk into the most important meeting of my life and find him sitting across from me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolden Sheppard may be my corporate enemy, but it takes all my strength not to be charmed back into his arms and his bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Bladon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798293655281\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\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Deborah Bladon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136762626303,"sku":"9798293655281","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcb30c98-deb2-4c55-a69c-245d87c2b5bf.jpg?v=1755024249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charm-deborah-bladon-9798293655281","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}