{"product_id":"peppermint-bark-no-bite-bailey-seaborn-9798233050039","title":"Peppermint Bark, No Bite","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrace Alvarez has spent years building a chosen family after being rejected by her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer hospital patients, yoga students, and best friend Mallory's family have become her home. But when it comes to relationships, her wish list doesn't include romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Mallory's older brother Alex storms back to town: arrogant, workaholic, and everything Grace should avoid. When she needs an emergency Santa for sick kids, Alex reluctantly agrees. But between the sensory room she created for overstimulated kids and her unwavering compassion, Alex's carefully controlled world starts cracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir connection heats up faster than caramel on the stove, and soon they're stealing kisses that have nothing to do with mistletoe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Grace has spent years rebuilding after her family rejected her for being transgender. She won't risk her friendship with Mallory for a man whose life is in California. And Alex is finally learning that some things matter more than making partner... if he can figure out how to let go.\u003cp\u003eCan a grumpy lawyer and a sunshine social worker turn their holiday fling into a lifetime?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTropes: Grumpy\/Sunshine - Best Friend's Brother - Forced Proximity - Holiday Romance - Only One Bed - Found Family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepresentation: Transgender heroine - PTSD rep - Sensory processing exploration - Chronic illness (pediatric heart condition)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heartwarming holiday romance about healing, hope, and building the family you choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bailey Seaborn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233050039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bailey Seaborn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Bailey Seaborn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997544853759,"sku":"9798233050039","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peppermint-bark-no-bite-bailey-seaborn-9798233050039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}