{"product_id":"protecting-you-9798986948270","title":"Protecting You","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne moment of hesitation and I lost Maggie forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince then, we've spent the last fifteen years in this small town, circling each other and pretending neither remembers \u003cstrong\u003ehow right it felt \u003c\/strong\u003ewhen we were best friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow she's a single mom and she doesn't need a \"broody, grumpy cop\" like me complicating her life. No matter how many times her heated gaze scorches my skin, I can never have her in the way I want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompletely.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo I push her away-but it's for her own good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause if she knew the truth of what I did, she wouldn't just have hurt feelings--she would truly hate me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has a guarded heart, and it's all my fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I don't have a heart at all. \u003cstrong\u003eI gave it to Maggie O'Brien a long time ago\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lena Hendrix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lena Hendrix LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798986948270","brand":"Lena Hendrix LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43199812894835,"sku":"9.79899E+12","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_027b5b33-89a0-4ed0-9647-238253df9201.jpg?v=1752752017","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/protecting-you-9798986948270","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}