{"product_id":"making-it-real-ian-o-lewis-9798230520221","title":"Making It Real","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComing home was never part of the plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve years ago, I left my hometown-and Deacon Langford-behind. I had my reasons, and I told myself they were good ones. But now? Let's just say life didn't exactly go the way I thought it would. My shiny New York career crashed and burned, and now I'm back at Kensington House, my family's crumbling estate, trying to figure out what comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpoiler alert: I have no idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat I do know is that Deacon, who lives next door, still has every reason to hate me. He's built a life here-his farm, his friends, everything I left behind. But then my mother, ever the schemer, starts dropping not-so-subtle hints about \"reconnecting.\" And when my nosy uncle mistakes us for a couple, the next thing I know, I'm begging Deacon to fake it with me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's just a way to help Mom. A few shared smiles, and a little PDA and we both get what we want. That's the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept being near Deacon again feels like coming home in a way I wasn't ready for. And the more time we spend together, the more I realize this might be my last chance to fix what I broke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI just have to convince Deacon to take a second chance on me-and hope I don't screw it up all over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking It Real\u003c\/em\u003e is part of the \u003cem\u003eMaking It\u003c\/em\u003e series and can be read as a standalone story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian O. Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798230520221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cruz Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Ian O. Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166557446399,"sku":"9798230520221","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-it-real-ian-o-lewis-9798230520221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}