{"product_id":"the-love-that-waited-rebecca-gale-9798258432483","title":"The Love That Waited: A Novel of Second Chances, Healing, and the Life We Almost Missed","description":"\u003cp\u003eSOMETIMES, THE HARDEST PART ISN'T LEAVING... IT'S BUILDING A LIFE AFTER.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvy Anderson never planned to run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut one night, with fear closing in and her children watching, she makes the only choice left-she walks away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her daughter and son at her side, Ivy returns to the only place that still feels safe: her childhood home. But safety is fragile, and freedom comes with consequences. The life she left behind refuses to stay buried-and neither does the man who still believes she belongs to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Ivy begins to rebuild, she comes face to face with someone she never expected to see again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus Zyler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce the quiet boy who understood her better than anyone, he is now a widower and father, carrying his own grief and a life shaped by loss. What begins as familiarity becomes something deeper-something neither of them planned, but both of them need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut healing isn't simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith legal battles looming, fear still lingering, and two families learning how to become one, Ivy must decide if she is strong enough not just to survive... but to trust again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the life she fought to escape does not get to define her-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...and the love she thought she lost might be the one that waited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE LOVE THAT WAITED is a powerful story of courage, healing, family, and the life we almost missed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Gale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258432483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d","brand":"Rebecca Gale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665482420479,"sku":"9798258432483","price":21.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d390411f-2d06-4079-804c-c54fb95853dd.jpg?v=1792012196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-love-that-waited-rebecca-gale-9798258432483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}