{"product_id":"the-dying-seconds-cynthia-gunderson-9781955286855","title":"The Dying Seconds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe hardest thing isn't watching it fall apart. It's knowing you're the one who has to walk away.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've spent eight years loving Sean Thompson. But lately, I can feel him slipping through my fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's the captain of the Snowballs, a legend on the ice, and closing in on the end of his career whether he's ready to admit it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI want a future-marriage, a family, a home. We always thought we'd build that in Calgary, but now my father's health is failing, and I need to go home. Not just for a visit-for good. But every time I bring it up, he acts like we haven't spent every Sunday dinner at his parents' house for our entire relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the announcement drops: a huge pot of money for the winners of the Elite League Rose Cup. Now I'm watching him fight like hell to win a tournament when he won't do the same for me. I love him. But I can't be the only one in this relationship with elbows up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome things don't come back after the final whistle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I'm terrified we're one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Gunderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195528685X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955286855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Button Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Cynthia Gunderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089446875391,"sku":"9781955286855","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce597f32-084c-4dd0-bffa-27916d4acc43.jpg?v=1769110311","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dying-seconds-cynthia-gunderson-9781955286855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}