{"product_id":"deceptive-truce-michelle-lancaster-9781956264814","title":"Deceptive Truce","description":"\u003ci\u003eLife has been a series of exquisite disasters...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo you ever lie to yourself? I do. Making friends has been the cruelest choice I ever inflicted upon myself. I like to say I don't regret it, and for the most part that's true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI resent it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI despise him because he left me behind, following another battle in this war we've been waging. I thought we were partners, best friends, allies, and that he would always have my back as I've fought to have his. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI hate her because she's perfection and everything he's ever wanted, untouchable, brilliant, and capable. Yet, I want her too. Need her. Still, she gave herself to someone else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTelling myself one taste would have to be enough even when I knew it never could be is just another deception I sold myself on this trail of disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo matter what I do, I'm not enough for them, for my family, for this world we inhabit. Now-alliances are shifting, and our enemies are closing in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI know the difference and I know I need to leave them to face it all on their own. That's the choice I should make. That's the choice I have to make. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr at least, that's the newest lie I tell myself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDECEPTIVE TRUCE is a full-length mature dark, new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers\/love-hate themes. Please be aware some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. Trigger warnings can be found in the foreword should you require them. This is book three in a six book series that is a why choose with multiple new adults exploring and coming to terms with their evolving sexuality, identities, and relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Lancaster, Heather Long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956264817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956264814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Michelle Lancaster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46233309544703,"sku":"9781956264814","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8478bf5-1a5e-45fc-ae90-ad30b2321603.jpg?v=1728992656","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deceptive-truce-michelle-lancaster-9781956264814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}