{"product_id":"missed-you-the-first-time-julia-b-carpenter-9798993444208","title":"Missed You the First Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt 25, \u003cstrong\u003eDani Galler\u003c\/strong\u003e just gave up everything-an apartment she loved, a job she liked, and a long-distance boyfriend she wasted years planning to marry. Starting over means figuring out her next career move, finding a new place to live, and maybe, fingers crossed, falling in love again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she's not looking for is pity-especially from\u003cstrong\u003e Jake Litman\u003c\/strong\u003e, her doughy, bespectacled childhood friend from Jewish summer camp. Back then, he followed her everywhere, eager for her advice and friendship. Now, a decade later, he's reappeared, transformed into a Greek god of a man with a penthouse overlooking Lake Michigan and a girlfriend who makes Zendaya look just okay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to reclaim the confidence of her camp days, Dani obsesses over tracking down a teen magazine article she's convinced launched her pubescent glow-up. If she can rediscover that spark she may avoid her worst-case scenario: moving home to live with her parents and work for her suddenly successful brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Dani and Jake revisit shared memories, and their connection intensifies, Dani starts to wonder if the life she's chasing isn't about rediscovering who she was-but embracing who she may become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia B. Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993444208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Well Written Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.67d","brand":"Julia B. Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066780659967,"sku":"9798993444208","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69cfbd74-c564-4168-a4e1-fb4b1843e48c.jpg?v=1768680497","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/missed-you-the-first-time-julia-b-carpenter-9798993444208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}