{"product_id":"quit-bein-ugly-cj-stevens-9798290800387","title":"Quit Bein' Ugly: A Second Chance at First Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eWELCOME BACK TO GRASSHOPPER VALLEY - WHERE THE TEA IS SWEET AND THE LOVE IS ALWAYS READY FOR A SECOND CHANCE...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe married her college sweetheart in secret to protect the life he was building in the spotlight. But when cancer changed everything, Tess O'Malley made the hardest call of all-she let him go.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTess stayed behind in Grasshopper Valley, quietly rebuilding a life far from the headlines. Remission gave her a second chance at living-until a freak accident leaves her flat on her back...and brings her estranged husband crashing back into her world.\u003cbr\u003eCarter Beaumont didn't just leave professional hockey with a Stanley Cup-he left with a broken heart. Known as the Monk of Monroe for steering clear of scandals and love alike, he's returned home for one reason: the wife he never stopped loving.\u003cbr\u003eShe guards her secrets and insists she's fine.\u003cbr\u003eHe knows her better than that-she's not fine.\u003cbr\u003eShe says their marriage is over.\u003cbr\u003eHe says he's not going anywhere.\u003cbr\u003eHe let her go once.\u003cbr\u003eHe won't do it again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the backdrop of small-town Tennessee, \u003ci\u003eQuit Bein' Ugly\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply emotional second-chance romance filled with sass, heartache, healing-and the kind of love that never lets go. If you love the Southern grit of Kristan Higgins, the messy, healing magic of Abby Jimenez, or the slow burn swoon of Devney Perry, you'll fall head over boots for Tess and Carter's story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou fell in love with Tess in \u003ci\u003eBless Your Heart, \u003c\/i\u003enow watch her fall in love with her own husband.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cj Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798290800387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Cj Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487453917439,"sku":"9798290800387","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1dc1dc20-da6d-4b0c-97a1-ebb6c444bf7e.jpg?v=1778060560","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quit-bein-ugly-cj-stevens-9798290800387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}