{"product_id":"when-love-stops-waiting-christopher-j-long-9798258960153","title":"When Love Stops Waiting: A Story About Learning to Feel Safe Again","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen Love Stops Waiting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Roger and Celia Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are some doors you close quietly...\u003cbr\u003eand some that never quite close at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna has built a life that feels safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a small seaside café in Weston-super-Mare, her days follow a steady rhythm-coffee, conversation, and the comfort of knowing exactly where she stands. After a past that taught her how easily love can turn into something else, she has learned to keep things simple. Predictable. Controlled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSafe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen one winter morning, a stranger walks into the café-and something shifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe doesn't push.\u003cbr\u003eHe doesn't charm.\u003cbr\u003eHe doesn't ask for more than she offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd somehow, that makes him harder to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their paths begin to cross, Anna finds herself facing a question she thought she'd already answered: \u003cbr\u003ewhat if love isn't something to fear... but something to choose, slowly, and on her own terms?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when someone from her past returns-bringing with him memories she has carefully left behind-Anna must decide whether the life she's built is enough... or whether she's been waiting without realising it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the windswept beauty of the British coast, \u003cb\u003eWhen Love Stops Waiting\u003c\/b\u003e is a deeply moving story about second chances, quiet courage, and the kind of love that doesn't demand you change-only that you trust it enough to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher J. Long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258960153\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\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Christopher J. Long","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50921435988223,"sku":"9798258960153","price":10.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38ca596d-6431-4d4c-8dfd-9800e251f345.jpg?v=1793819140","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-love-stops-waiting-christopher-j-long-9798258960153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}