{"product_id":"love-me-like-you-mean-laura-burton-9798559220826","title":"Love Me Like You Mean It: A Sweet Romantic Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome people drown their sorrows or overindulge in ice cream when they've had a bad day. Emma goes wedding dress shopping.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmma King\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI know it's crazy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut trying on wedding dresses isn't hurting anyone. I mean, the boutique owners know what I'm doing. Besides, it's good publicity for them to have me in the middle of the outrageously expensive Bridal store, trying on gowns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Heaven knows I need this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday of all days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter being publicly humiliated during a board meeting I'd been preparing for my \u003cem\u003eentire\u003c\/em\u003e career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, I'm innocently trying on a dress.\u003cstrong\u003e MY dress\u003c\/strong\u003e. The one I'm going to mortgage my apartment to pay for when Mr. Right finally comes along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Shelly Bones, my arch-nemesis from highschool walks in.\u003cbr\u003eOur eyes meet, and for a second I don't think she recognizes me. But her entourage of ladies twitter to each other. One of them \u003cem\u003epoints\u003c\/em\u003e at me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Emma  You're getting married? So am I \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow hard is it to own up to the fact that you're not \u003cem\u003eactually\u003c\/em\u003e getting married?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarder than coming up with an elaborate story that involves the Plaza hotel, a string quartet, caviar, and the sexiest bachelor in Manhattan \u003cem\u003eapparently\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's wrong with telling a few white lies? No harm done. It's not like I'll ever see Shelly again, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis laugh-out-loud romantic comedy is a marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers romance. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor note: This is a steamy-clean read. All of the sizzle and banter, but no sex or offensive language.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8559220828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798559220826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Laura Burton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943791329535,"sku":"9798559220826","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e4a1cdce-456e-4a48-8700-0eed6f488be5.jpg?v=1681500086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-me-like-you-mean-laura-burton-9798559220826","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}