{"product_id":"malibu-summer-9780143137924","title":"Malibu Summer","description":"\u003cb\u003eLose yourself in this opposites-attract romance set on a sunny Malibu hillside\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIvy Bauer is a young, bright soil scientist and inventor of a game changing organic irrigation system. She's on top of the world when, suddenly, her husband is killed in a biking accident. Needing space to grieve, she takes a summer job as a gardener in Malibu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConrad Reed is a wealthy Hollywood has-been who, after the death of his wife, feels overwhelmed by the care of his anxious stepson Hudson, massive cliffside estate, and deteriorating career. He hopes Ivy will help take at least one thing off his plate. But the bossy, opinionated Ivy isn't making things any easier for him. Sparks fly--and not the good kind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But it's when Ivy finds the key to Hudson's heart that Conrad's own heart begins to melt as well--and then the sparks that fly are the ones that kindle the best kind of love affair . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Libby Gill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143137924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibby Gill \u003c\/b\u003egrew up on two continents before starting her career at Norman Lear's Embassy Communications, eventually becoming head of publicity, advertising, and promotion for Sony's worldwide television group. She is the founder of Los Angeles-based Libby Gill \u0026amp; Company, a leadership consulting and executive coaching firm, and is the author of six nonfiction books. She lives in Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43774249140339,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b62cd48b-b484-4c28-a71e-6d1dd9103c9f.jpg?v=1757421484","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/malibu-summer-9780143137924","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}