{"product_id":"one-promise-too-late-peggy-poe-stern-9781595130730","title":"One Promise Too Late","description":"One Promise Too Late is Peggy's forty-first novel; her forty-sixth book. Each book resonates with Peggy's authentic Appalachian mountain voice and her gift to engross the reader in the story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Chapter 18: \u003cbr\u003e\"You know I don't want to leave you here by yourself, but I must. I don't dare stay with you any longer. It wouldn't seem right. It wouldn't be right.\"\u003cbr\u003eIt might not seem right, but that didn't stop me from wanting him to stay if it was only another minute or two. I couldn't remember anyone ever holding me close, comforting me. Mom certainly hadn't. Neither had Dad. Calvin wasn't the holding kind of person. When I tried to snuggle up to him, he'd push me away. He claimed having someone touching him made him to feel claustrophobic.\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't want you to leave,\" I admitted out loud.\u003cbr\u003eHe squeezed me tighter for a few moments, let out a long, drawn-out breath before he turned me loose. \"We met one promise too late,\" his words came out in a kind of whisper. \"I'll pick you up for breakfast. Lock the door.\"\u003cbr\u003eAnd he was gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peggy Poe Stern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159513073X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595130730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Moody Valley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d","brand":"Peggy Poe Stern","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074559799551,"sku":"9781595130730","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5aed1d1-8573-4966-b99e-528e6d4b824c.jpg?v=1685454456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-promise-too-late-peggy-poe-stern-9781595130730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}