{"product_id":"pleading-the-fifth-stephanie-renee-9798240983320","title":"Pleading the Fifth","description":"\u003cp\u003eJo Lawson kissed me in the fifth grade to save me from bullies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've been in love with her ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, she had no idea. Despite us being best friends, Jo had big dreams, bigger plans, and exactly zero interest in staying in our tiny hometown where gossip spreads faster than Wi-Fi. So, when we turned eighteen, she left. No goodbye. No looking back. Just... gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow she's back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our town. In my path. In my face every time I turn around. And the worst part? She still looks at me with her big brown eyes, thinking things can go back to the way they were-except I'm not that same kid. Not anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've spent years trying to forget that kiss, and now all I can think about is what would happen if I got another one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey say love hits harder the second time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trouble is I'm not sure mine ever stopped swinging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Although in a series, all of the Lawson books can be read as complete standalones**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Renee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798240983320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Renee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Stephanie Renee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874766041343,"sku":"9798240983320","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pleading-the-fifth-stephanie-renee-9798240983320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}