{"product_id":"always-you-9798280171046","title":"Always You","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephanie Rose\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Romance - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTen years ago, Lucas Hunter was everything to me-but I never got to tell him.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot that it would have mattered. To him, I was like a little sister he looked out for, not a woman he wanted. I settled for a passionless existence that turned into a miserable life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut I had more than only myself to consider, so I learned to make the best of things and leave the romantic fantasies in the past where they belong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil the one day the past came back and asked me to have a drink for old times' sake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in the here and now, things are different. Friendship is all I have to offer, no matter how much heat is reflected in his gaze, or that our friendly touches linger a little too long. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's a sad irony in finally getting what you've always wanted when you're not free to take it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen I saw Sam again after so many years, she wasn't the same girl I'd always felt compelled to look out for. She was a gorgeous woman with sad and tired eyes and all I wanted was to make it better. When I find myself unable to stay away, \u003cb\u003eI realize I want her.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe's not free to be mine, but when \u003cb\u003efate gives you a second chance, you grab it with both hands.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy did it take so long to realize that it was Always You?\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45555064930455,"sku":"9798280171046","price":1280.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798280171046.webp?v=1768589349","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/always-you-9798280171046","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}