{"product_id":"the-man-who-refused-her-elliot-radcliffe-9798261973362","title":"The Man Who Refused Her","description":"The Man Who Refused Her\u003cbr\u003eA Hawthorn Vale Novel \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Hawthorn Vale, nothing changes without permission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Hawthorne has spent his life ensuring it doesn't have to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRespected, measured, and deeply rooted in the town, he believes stability is earned through careful decisions and quiet authority. When a derelict riverside house finally comes onto the market, he assumes it will fall neatly into his hands-just as everything else always has. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil she refuses to sell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClara Whitfield returns to Hawthorn Vale with no intention of fitting in, and no interest in being persuaded. Calm, composed, and quietly unyielding, she claims the one property James has always considered inevitable. The town sides with him. She stands alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced into regular contact by planning restrictions and council oversight, James and Clara circle one another with restrained hostility-each encounter sharpening an attraction neither is willing to acknowledge. In a town that watches everything, control matters. And losing it would cost more than either of them is prepared to admit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when loyalty, reputation, and public duty collide, James is faced with a choice that will define him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome refusals are easy.\u003cbr\u003eOthers change everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Man Who Refused Her is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance set in an insular English market town-about restraint, belonging, and the quiet, irrevocable pull of the one person you were never meant to want.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elliot Radcliffe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798261973362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.26d","brand":"Elliot Radcliffe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664901148927,"sku":"9798261973362","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-man-who-refused-her-elliot-radcliffe-9798261973362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}