{"product_id":"the-ice-between-us-clara-bridges-9781956376890","title":"The Ice Between us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI only planned to stay in Willow Cove long enough to outrun the mess I made of my life. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quiet winter, a new job, a chance to finally breathe again. What I did not plan on was him-Jon Paul Hayes. The hometown hero with a bruised heart, a stubborn streak a mile wide, and a talent for getting under my skin from the moment I stepped into The Willow Bean Café.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe start as friction. Cold fronts clashing. Every conversation turns into a storm I swear I am not strong enough to stand in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then the walls between us begin to thaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt happens in the quiet moments. A repaired fence line. Shared coffee before sunrise. The way he looks at me like he sees more than the careful, put-together version of myself I try to show this town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the more I try to stay distant, the more this place-and this man-pull me in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI came to Willow Cove to escape my past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI never expected to find the one person capable of helping me face it... or the future I never believed I deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clara Bridges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956376895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956376890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lps Publishing House LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\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 0.48d","brand":"Clara Bridges","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874519101695,"sku":"9781956376890","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ice-between-us-clara-bridges-9781956376890","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}