{"product_id":"the-midnight-porch-pact-a-e-thorne-9798274163255","title":"The Midnight Porch Pact","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a bruising divorce, \u003cb\u003eLauren Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e rents half of a creaky duplex and vows to rebuild her life one small win at a time. On her very first night, she meets her neighbor across the rail-\u003cb\u003eLuke Ramirez\u003c\/b\u003e, an Austin ER medic whose steadiness feels like gravity. Between midnight cups of tea and the soft ritual of \u003ci\u003etwo knuckles on the shared porch rail\u003c\/i\u003e, they draft a simple agreement to help each other keep going: \u003cb\u003eThe Midnight Porch Pact\u003c\/b\u003e. Name it. Mark the tiny wins. Keep the line open when the clock is rude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen storms knock the power out, the porch becomes a beacon for the whole block; when raccoons stage a coup at the church dumpster, the cul-de-sac calls Lauren; when an elderly neighbor wobbles, Luke is there with quiet hands and clear instructions. Little by little, a neighborhood turns into a net-and two tired people remember how to be held. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo taps. One porch. A pact to keep going-until keeping going becomes falling in love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Porch Pact\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a tender, witty, community-rooted love story about making a life that holds, one small kindness at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. E. Thorne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274163255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"A. E. Thorne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170800509183,"sku":"9798274163255","price":10.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-midnight-porch-pact-a-e-thorne-9798274163255","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}