{"product_id":"toe-the-line-penelope-ward-9781959827122","title":"Toe the Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a friends-to-lovers story spanning more than a decade...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, I thought I'd hate spending the summer with Archie Remington-the conceited son of my parents' friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat I knew about Archie: he was gorgeous, pre-law, and had always treated me like I didn't exist when we were younger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen our families bought a house together on an island in Maine, he and I were forced to share a bathroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boy I remembered was now a full-grown man-but with the same attitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a rough start, Archie and I unexpectedly started getting along one day and eventually became friends. We shared secrets and bonded during our morning jogs. I discovered that Archie had a wild spirit and that he struggled to conform to his father's expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings were cool until I had to go and ruin it, getting drunk one night, and blurting out my fantasy-involving him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI took it back, but it was too late. Archie had heard me loud and clear. After that, we never quite knew how to toe the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen that summer came to an abrupt and shocking end, I headed back to college, unsure if anything would ever be the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the miles over the years, he and I stayed in touch as friends, but fate and timing always kept us from becoming more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou know the saying: If two people are meant to be, they'll find their way back to each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet's just say Archie came back into my life in a way I would've never expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd this time, my heart would\u003cem\u003e really\u003c\/em\u003e be put to the test.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Penelope Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195982712X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959827122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penelope Ward Books Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Penelope Ward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132788371711,"sku":"9781959827122","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53ee368d-b32a-48dc-af17-f21272ca662c.jpg?v=1687482313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toe-the-line-penelope-ward-9781959827122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}