{"product_id":"grounds-for-love-ophelia-lux-9798310989283","title":"Grounds for Love: A Novella","description":"\u003cb\u003eHe's a grumpy lawyer who doesn't believe in love. She's the sunshine barista determined to prove him wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove may not be legally binding-but his heart is already under contract.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFamily lawyer, Daniel Whitmore, has spent years untangling the messes of broken marriages, bitter custody battles, and love gone wrong. To him, relationships are a liability-contracts doomed to fail. Jaded and grumpy, he keeps his heart locked behind ironclad clauses, content with his long hours and quiet solitude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen there's Ava Carter, the bright-eyed, warm-hearted barista who runs \u003ci\u003eGrounds for Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e, the tiny café nestled inside the courthouse. With her easy laughter, habit of slipping extra caramel into his coffee, and belief that love is the strongest argument of all, she's everything Daniel is not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite his best efforts to remain immune to her charm, Daniel finds himself drawn into Ava's world-her unwavering kindness toward even the most irate clients, and the way she sees love as something worth fighting for, not against. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he helps Ava with a legal dilemma of her own, Daniel is forced to confront the walls he's built around his heart. But when an unexpected case challenges both their beliefs about love, will he finally take a chance on the one argument he's always refused to make-his own?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ophelia Lux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798310989283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Ophelia Lux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851141329151,"sku":"9798310989283","price":7.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grounds-for-love-ophelia-lux-9798310989283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}