{"product_id":"olive-and-the-blue-dragon-clark-9798218904487","title":"Olive and the Blue Dragon: A STEM College Romance \u0026 Later-in-Life Love Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlive and the Blue Dragon: A STEM College Romance \u0026amp; Later-in-Life Love Story\u003c\/strong\u003e offers the reader two heroines from different generations to root for: 20-year-old Kiera, who left her island home in Queensland to pursue her dreams, and American Hannah, a 50-year-old mother from Texas who is trying to navigate how to help her adult son, Ryan, heal following a family tragedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance meeting at a beach cleanup changes their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiera and Ryan develop a friendship, bonding over the loss of a parent and their shared passion for protecting the oceans. Many sea adventures await them. Meanwhile, Hannah encounters Colin, a know-it-all history professor and ladies' man. Attempting to keep him at arm's length, their worlds intertwine after a crisis leads her to offer support for the sake of his 9-year-old twins with autism, Simon and Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding happiness is a challenge for the two women, as they strive to conquer personal demons and cope with the frequent nightmares that haunt them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel is dedicated to the marine biologists who work to preserve our oceans and the engineers developing inventions to combat global warming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes Book Club Group Discussion Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance meeting at a beach cleanup changes their lives forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiera and Ryan develop a friendship, bonding over the loss of a parent and their shared passion for protecting the oceans. Many sea adventures await them. Meanwhile, Hannah encounters Colin, a know-it-all history professor and ladies' man. Attempting to keep him at arm's length, their worlds intertwine after a crisis leads her to offer support for the sake of his 9-year-old twins with autism, Simon and Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding happiness is a challenge for the two women, as they strive to conquer personal demons and cope with the frequent nightmares that haunt them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218904487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e C.M. Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217967526143,"sku":"9798218904487","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b0ea194-39af-4b70-8e0e-2326772e014d.jpg?v=1772000583","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/olive-and-the-blue-dragon-clark-9798218904487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}