{"product_id":"falling-for-the-deputy-karen-mccullough-9798441656115","title":"Falling for the Deputy: A Small-Town Southern Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan their book boyfriends lead a book club of hopeless romantics to a real happily ever after?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter losing at love twice, Barbara Wilton needs a change, some place far from her home in Boston, so she takes a position as manager of a small branch bank in Willow Ridge, Georgia. She's done with relationships and ready to concentrate on her career. The experience in Willow Ridge will help her move forward in the banking industry, but she doesn't plan to stay there permanently. Nevertheless, an invitation to join the Hopeless Romantics book club, a position on a planning committee, helping a little league team that needs coaching, and being adopted by a stray dog begin to wind her into the community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Harper was a police officer in Charlotte until his marriage fell apart. With his mother and elderly aunt in deteriorating health, Chris returns home to Willow Ridge to help them and takes a job as chief deputy to the local sheriff. The wound left by his failed marriage is still raw and, despite his mother's nagging, he's not interested in pursuing any relationship, even with the attractive new bank manager. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFate, helped by a few local residents, conspires to push Barbara and Chris together. They meet during a false alarm at the bank and then he assists her with a car problem. But when his aunt receives a foreclosure notice on her house, Chris is angry with Barbara for not warning him that his aunt was behind on her payments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe agrees to help him work out the problem with the bank, but the deeper issues between them keep flaring. Can two wary, wounded people learn to trust again and find happiness together? Find out in this sweet, second chance, enemies to lovers romance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Hopeless Romantics of Willow Ridge series are sweet, small-town contemporary romances. Each book is a standalone and can be read individually or as part of the series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHopeless Romantics of Willow Ridge series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: Falling for the Boss\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: Falling for the Fireman\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: Falling for the Doctor\u003cbr\u003eBook 4: Falling for the Deputy\u003cbr\u003eBook 5: Falling for the Hockey Player\u003cbr\u003eBook 6: Falling for the Single Dad\u003cbr\u003eBook 7: Falling for the Farmer\u003cbr\u003eBook 8: Falling for the Scotsman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen McCullough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798441656115\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\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Karen McCullough","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851515801855,"sku":"9798441656115","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/falling-for-the-deputy-karen-mccullough-9798441656115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}