{"product_id":"willow-ridge-wishes-avery-hart-9798277886922","title":"Willow Ridge Wishes","description":"The past broke her. The quiet town might heal her. And somewhere between the silence and the laughter of a little boy... her heart starts to beat again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a year that took everything from her, Lena Morgan packs her life into the back of her car and drives until the highway narrows into a two-lane road and the GPS loses signal. She doesn't plan to stop in Willow Ridge-but a broken-down car and a kindly stranger at the diner have other ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat starts as a few nights above the local café turns into something harder to walk away from: warm coffee at sunrise, neighbors who learn her name, and a job helping at the town's small, worn-but-charming inn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then there's Eli Carter-a quiet, steady single dad who runs the hardware store and carries his grief like an extra shadow. He's not looking for love. Neither is she. But his seven-year-old son, Max, has already decided she belongs.\u003cbr\u003eAs summer settles over Willow Ridge, Lena finds herself stitching together a new life in a place she never meant to stay. Late-night porch talks, shared stories of loss, and the gentle way Eli looks at her when he thinks she isn't watching begin to reopen the parts of her heart she swore were done. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut healing is messy, and the past doesn't let go easily. When old fears resurface and a painful choice threatens the fragile peace she's found, Lena has to decide: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs Willow Ridge just a stop on the way to somewhere else... or has she finally found home? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA soft, heartfelt romance about second chances, quiet courage, and the unexpected ways love finds us when we've stopped looking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Avery Hart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798277886922\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\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Avery Hart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171169509631,"sku":"9798277886922","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/willow-ridge-wishes-avery-hart-9798277886922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}