{"product_id":"the-cost-of-hope-g-s-carr-9781719552233","title":"The Cost of Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond place winner of the Romance Writers of America HHRW Chapter's Romance through the Ages Contest- Civil War Romance Category\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuarter Finalist in the BookLife by Publishers Weekly Prize Contest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat can a former slave without a penny to her name and no memory beyond the last five years ask from life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoleil has no delusions of living a grand life. Or even a happy one for that matter. The only thing she wants is safety for her daughter. But when even that seems impossible she takes matters into her own hands. Only life has a different plan, sending her into the arms of a handsome plantation owner. The strangest part is, he claims to already love her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Cummings had long ago accepted that love was lost to him. After picking up the pieces of his broken heart, he threw himself into the duties of owning one of the largest plantations in Elba, Alabama. But life shows him mercy when the woman he thought he lost appears back in his life as if conjured from his deepest desires. Only she returns far from the same and with secrets he never imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs society threatens, and lives could be lost, only together can they both get what they want. But neither will come out unscathed and they must ask themselves, is the cost of love to high? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarr's attention to emotional detail, be it the caustic dialogue of the antagonists or the tender interactions between the lovers, is certain to resonate with readers. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e BookLife Prize Judge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis well-told historical romance is intense and powerful.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Publishers Weekly Reviewer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. S. Carr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1719552231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781719552233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018","brand":"G. S. Carr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129596866815,"sku":"9781719552233","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ad86cd4-0180-4835-a4cc-2d228517d298.jpg?v=1687464780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cost-of-hope-g-s-carr-9781719552233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}