{"product_id":"chocolate-for-breakfast-keith-vire-9798256038434","title":"Chocolate for Breakfast","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Porter never planned to come back to West Plains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter building a respected career as an investigative reporter in Denver, Max thought he had left his hometown behind for good. But when his mother's cancer worsens and his father begins showing signs of Alzheimer's, he returns home to help them through the most difficult chapter of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat he does not expect is an invitation to his twentieth high school reunion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax has no interest in reliving the past. He remembers West Plains High, but he never felt tied to it. He attends only because his mother asks him to. Then he meets Reva Arnold again, a former classmate whose warmth, intelligence, and honesty change the way he sees everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as one reluctant evening becomes the start of something tender, unexpected, and deeply meaningful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Max navigates family illness, career uncertainty, old memories, and a new love that feels almost too sudden to trust, he begins to question what really matters. Can he rebuild a life close to the people who need him most? Can love arrive at the wrong time and still be right? And can something as simple as chocolate for breakfast become a reminder that joy still belongs in the middle of grief?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChocolate for Breakfast\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartfelt novel about second chances, family devotion, aging parents, small-town connections, and the surprising ways love can find us when life feels most uncertain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy emotional contemporary fiction, later-in-life romance, family-centered stories, and novels about coming home, this book is a warm and moving reminder that even during life's hardest seasons, sweetness can still appear where we least expect it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Vire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798256038434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Vire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Keith Vire","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50665662841087,"sku":"9798256038434","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chocolate-for-breakfast-keith-vire-9798256038434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}