{"product_id":"tender-roots-alix-marren-9798188824976","title":"Tender Roots","description":"\u003cb\u003eBreathe in. Breathe out. And meet her halfway.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSenior project manager \u003cb\u003eAdelaide Carter\u003c\/b\u003e measures her life in Gantt charts and urgent emails. When burnout finally catches up with her, she escapes to the remote Heartwood Retreat with a simple goal: execute the perfect recovery and get back to her life. But the mountain air-and the maddeningly serene woman leading morning meditations and forest-bathing sessions-have a way of ruining her plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThea Payne\u003c\/b\u003e knows the cost of ambition all too well. Three years after a health scare forced her out of a ruthless corporate career, she's rebuilt her life around quiet mornings, therapeutic landscapes, and the art of moving slow. She's perfectly content with her unhurried existence until the retreat's newest high-strung guest knocks her rhythm off balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the week unfolds, Adelaide and Thea find themselves drawn together by shared wounds, unexpected laughter, and a chemistry that simmers beneath every touch. Their slow-growing connection forces them both to confront control, surrender, and the possibility of a love that heals as deeply as it burns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTender Roots \u003c\/i\u003eis a swoony sapphic romance about the beauty of slowing down. Features a cozy mountain retreat, a black cat who judges everyone, and a simmering slow burn with enough sparks to light up a blackout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuaranteed HEA. Contains mature themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alix Marren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188824976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Alix Marren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084347154687,"sku":"9798188824976","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tender-roots-alix-marren-9798188824976","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}