{"product_id":"please-wait-for-me-emma-pathy-9798992925340","title":"Please Wait For Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Romance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiam and Evie McAllister are happily married with their first baby on the way. But traveling back to their hometown for a wedding with their friends opens up a conversation about how the two started dating in the first place. Their story, though it has a happy ending, is more complicated than either of them would care to admit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFresh out of a three year relationship, Evie finds herself growing closer to her classmate, Liam, during their senior year of high school. But Evie, dead set on going off to college single, sticks him firmly in the \u003cstrong\u003efriend zone\u003c\/strong\u003e. She can't let anyone get too close or else her secret, that she can't even admit to herself, is at risk of being exposed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiam only sees this as a challenge. After all, he knows they're perfect for each other, even if Evie can't see it yet. As she battles lingering feelings for her ex, Liam attempts to help her move on and heal. She leans into it at first, enjoying peeling back the shy guy, hockey player persona everyone knows and getting to know the artistic side of Liam she didn't know existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the lines between friendship and relationship are blurred, things get messy. Will Evie's stubbornness and determination to escape her hometown get in the way of her accepting a good thing that's right in front of her? And will Liam, despite his best efforts, lose the first person who has made him feel seen since the passing of his father? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriends to Lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow Burn \/ Low Spice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Chance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall Town \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtistic MMC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStubborn FMC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHockey Player\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe Yearns (hard!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Pathy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992925340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Meraki Creations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Emma Pathy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852705345791,"sku":"9798992925340","price":18.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/please-wait-for-me-emma-pathy-9798992925340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}