{"product_id":"plows-petitions-parking-lot-confessions-dalton-douglas-9798254096573","title":"Plows, Petitions \u0026 Parking-Lot Confessions: A Romantic Comedy","description":"When Joaquin Reyes arrives in Dalton with a winter parking plan, he expects resistance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe does not expect Mario Mendoza. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMario runs Dalton's snowplows and road crew with stoic competence, deadpan humor, and exactly zero patience for outsiders who think a spreadsheet knows more than lived experience. Joaquin is sharp, earnest, and stubborn enough to stand in front of a room full of skeptical townspeople and say the unsafe thing out loud: maybe tradition is not the same as safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat starts as a town-policy clash turns into daily proximity neither man asked for-site walks, storm prep, petition drama, plow ride-alongs, and one very inconvenient attraction neither of them can ignore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoaquin thinks Mario is too invested in the way things have always been.\u003cbr\u003eMario thinks Joaquin is a temporary consultant chasing a clean success story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a minor accident turns political, blame lands where it should not, and both men have to decide what they are really protecting: the plan, the town, or each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the snow-packed heart of Dalton, Maine, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlows, Petitions \u0026amp; Parking-Lot Confessions \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a cozy, funny, emotionally grounded small-town M\/M romance about competence, conflict, community, and the deeply inconvenient truth that safety can be extremely attractive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003cbr\u003esmall-town opposites attract, forced proximity, competence kink, public tension \/ private tenderness, winter-town vibes, and men who fall in love while arguing about logistics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalton Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254096573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Dalton Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173756575999,"sku":"9798254096573","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plows-petitions-parking-lot-confessions-dalton-douglas-9798254096573","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}