{"product_id":"beneath-the-scars-signed-paperback","title":"Beneath the Scars—Signed Paperback","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAddie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI drunk-dialed my big brother’s best friend and told him I was tired of being a virgin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’ve harbored a crush on Michael Montgomery since I was a tween. Ever since he bandaged my scraped knee with the utmost care, he’s been my personal Prince Charming. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat love quickly turned unrequited, and the rejection was painful. I tried my best to get over him, but not a single man could measure up to Michael.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo drunkenly blurting out that I didn’t want to be a virgin anymore should’ve put the final nail in the coffin of my obsession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcept… he declared that no other man was allowed to touch me but him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis words sent shivers to all the right places, but my Prince Charming is hiding a secret that could break us before we even have a chance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy best friend’s little sister is off limits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s the mantra I’ve lived by for years because Adalaide Jackson made every day brighter when we were growing up, and I ruined it when I flinched instead of kissing her back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was proof that she deserved so much better than a broken man who can’t stand another person’s touch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow I’ve gone and told her I’m the only one allowed in her bed, and I have no idea how I can follow through when I was conditioned to mistrust everyone who says they love me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI never wanted my past to touch Addie, but when our relationship collides with the trauma of my childhood, she’ll be the one who ends up broken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelby Gunter's Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514153668855,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/1170\/7127\/files\/1772751403.png?v=1772752246","url":"https:\/\/shelby-gunters-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/beneath-the-scars-signed-paperback","provider":"Shelby Gunter's Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}