{"product_id":"tethered-hearts-persephone-autumn-9781965404089","title":"Tethered Hearts","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eright person\/wrong time, close proximity, friends to lovers romance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling Author Persephone Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe will always be mine... even when she belongs to someone else.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI \u003cem\u003echoose \u003c\/em\u003eto be in this place-my heart tethered to Shanti Mahal, regardless of her lack of reciprocation. I \u003cem\u003echoose\u003c\/em\u003e to stay in her orbit, to remain close, even if the repeated sting of rejection hits me again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI love her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have loved her for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than once, I've questioned my sanity. Wondered if I'm an emotional pin cushion. How can I not? Every time Shanti chooses someone else, it's a scorching blade to the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, I stay in her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI continue to wait for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWait for her to look at me the way she does them, and \u003cem\u003ematter.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWait for the day she returns my feelings and chooses me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Persephone Autumn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1965404081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965404089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Between Words Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.08d","brand":"Persephone Autumn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425699873023,"sku":"9781965404089","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e730051-2868-4d9c-99bf-a684e4debb3c.jpg?v=1761541023","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tethered-hearts-persephone-autumn-9781965404089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}