{"product_id":"its-always-been-us-candace-boswell-9798295682520","title":"It's Always Been Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey were inseparable. Now they're strangers-with a past neither forgot.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJenny Taylor has always known exactly who she wants to be. Work hard. Become a doctor. Help children living with chronic illness-just like she has. And through every dream, every plan, her best friend Drew Dawson was always there, cheering her on, ready to follow her anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom NICU incubator neighbors to high school classmates, Jenny and Drew grew up side by side. Both born prematurely just one day apart, they shared more than childhood memories-Jenny with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Drew with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Their bond was unbreakable, built on understanding, loyalty, and a promise to always stick around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the night everything fell apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt seventeen, Drew realizes the truth: he's in love with Jenny. He writes her a letter, pouring his heart onto the page-but she never acknowledges it. On prom night, a devastating misunderstanding shatters their friendship, breaking the one rule that mattered most. Drew leaves, and the two drift into separate lives they never meant to live without each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years later, fate brings them back to the town they once called home as they reunite beside a sick loved one's bedside. Drew is ready to finally say what he's carried in his heart for years. Jenny still feels it too-except now she's engaged, bound by a life she chose when she thought the past was gone for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome loves never fade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome truths wait years to be spoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's Always Been Us is an emotional, slow-burn second-chance romance about first love, chronic illness representation, devastating misunderstandings, and the question of whether the right love can survive the wrong timing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes you'll find inside: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriends to lovers - Second-chance romance - Emotional slow burn - Unspoken love - Love letter confession - Reunion after years apart - Engagement obstacle - Chronic illness representation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSetting: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small hometown filled with shared memories, hospital rooms, and the echoes of a love left unfinished\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's at stake: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lifelong friendship, unhealed heartbreak, and choosing between the life built... and the love that never left\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong Enough for Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e���� Book 1: It's Always Been Us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e���� Book 2: The Forever We Find\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e���� Book 3: Love's Second Breath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Candace Boswell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295682520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Varus Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Candace Boswell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437806104831,"sku":"9798295682520","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5c30d50-3cb7-4269-9a7e-c3047770b6f7.jpg?v=1777164183","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/its-always-been-us-candace-boswell-9798295682520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}