{"product_id":"once-upon-a-day-in-kira-9781953233189","title":"Once Upon a Day in May","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eApril showers were supposed to bring forth May flowers. But all I ended up reaping for braving the downpour was an unforeseen month of absolute... mayhem.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all started right after I plopped down into my seat with a freshly brewed cup of coffee- my third of the day- and my desk phone rang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRingggg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA violent roll of my eyes instantly materialized in response to the timing because I knew it was no accident. So, I debated letting the call go to voicemail, as I was not much in the mood for what I knew awaited me on the other end of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRingggg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI sighed and reached for the headset lying next to my much-needed midday cup of coffee and placed it over my head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRingggg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy finger extended toward the blaring device until it hovered over the button matching the headset, and I briefly noticed the slight tremble in it. Must be the Java, I surmised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRingggg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fourth ring prompted a second roll of my eyes and a mumbled promise to myself to up my search for a new gig before I lowered my trembling finger down onto the button to connect the call and get what I knew awaited me on the other end of it over with: an irate client. An annoying, micromanaging supervisor. One or the other. It was always one or the other. Until...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 26th day of May.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat awaited me upon my attempt to connect the call was not the usual. No, it was something peculiar. Something foreign. Something other fucking worldly-at least to me, it was. And it changed everything. And I do mean every. fucking. thing. about life-my life, as I'd known it to be...forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHello, my name is Hartley Evans, and this is my story...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195323318X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953233189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Utl Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.58d","brand":"Kira","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445979132159,"sku":"9781953233189","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_254332f6-df45-4997-9aa1-76f1c74fb0e9.jpg?v=1777221847","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/once-upon-a-day-in-kira-9781953233189","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}