{"product_id":"the-ring-tim-ayer-9781491756911","title":"The Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eRogan Orlando, a boxer from an old, wealthy Texas family, is juggling the competing demands of Olympic competition, college and just living his life. It's a stressful life, one filled with expectations, pain, and responsibility, one from which even a competitor at his level needs the occasional distraction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer name was Melissa. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA pretty, lustful, brunette, she wrangled a low-level support staff job in the Olympic Village, just so she could be closer to the athletes she craves. For Rogan, she is just what he needed to blow off a little steam. A week later, Rogan leaves Atlanta-and his pretty little Olympic fling-behind. A few weeks after that, she shows up at his home in Lubbock with a bit of news. She came all the way to Texas to congratulate him-on the impending birth of their child. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStunned, he then learns that the mother of his child is a pragmatic young woman who isn't really interested in motherhood. She gives him a choice: raise the child on his own, or she will abort it and be out of his life as if it never happened. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA college student and nationally ranked boxer, Rogan barely has time to sleep as it is. He knows he doesn't have time for fatherhood, but he also has strong feelings about family and what is right. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe decided that this innocent child, while \u003ci\u003eunplanned\u003c\/i\u003e, is not \u003ci\u003eunwanted\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe invites Mel to live with him as they await the birth, both tentative about the future. Will their baby draw them together or force them apart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Ayer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491756918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491756911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Tim Ayer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458810720511,"sku":"9781491756911","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c369e264-2bb7-49f9-8da5-c14ea40e34b8.jpg?v=1777406770","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ring-tim-ayer-9781491756911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}