{"product_id":"sterling-clay-l-b-dunbar-9781956337433","title":"Sterling Clay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove doesn't break us; it makes us whole\u003c\/em\u003e, my nana used to say.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, one minute, my world is set on fire, literally. The next, I am raising a six-year-old as a single mom without a clear path ahead of us. No place to live. No job. No money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm returning to Sterling Falls to claim what's mine, then there will be no looking back on this beloved small town, a place I consider a handful of sand in the hourglass of my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen again, Clay Sylver has shaken up that ancient time clock. The silver fox in his forties is a bit cocky, but solid in every way that matters. He loves his siblings. He works hard. He owns an honest business. Honest, the emphasis here. He also suffers from damsel-in-distress syndrome with a savior complex for lost causes, like stray animals and down-and-out women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I have a secret crush on him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I see Clay stranded on the side of the road one dark, stormy night, I stop to offer assistance. Burning with fever, Clay is sick, and my mom-instinct kicks in to give him comfort. That decision throws me off course again. While my past lurks everywhere, I find myself falling in love with Sterling Falls once more and falling harder for the man giving my son and me a safe haven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is a risk, according to Clay, but he's slowly rescuing my heart while I'm saving his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. B. Dunbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956337431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956337433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e L.B. Dunbar Writes, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"L. B. Dunbar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46136350474495,"sku":"9781956337433","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cecbc497-3735-442d-b60a-9b6d97828268.jpg?v=1726416420","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sterling-clay-l-b-dunbar-9781956337433","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}