{"product_id":"birthday-girl-by-penelope-douglas","title":"Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJORDAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have to stop this. It can’t happen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable. Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one. \u003cbr\u003eI am. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePIKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI took her in, because I thought I was helping. As the days go by, though, it’s becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut we’re not free to give into this. She’s nineteen, and I’m thirty-eight. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd her boyfriend’s father. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfortunately, they both just moved into my house.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thyme \u0026 Tome Book Shoppe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48861419765999,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4782\/2575\/files\/birthdaygirl.jpg?v=1776388690","url":"https:\/\/www.thymeandtome.com\/products\/birthday-girl-by-penelope-douglas","provider":"Thyme \u0026 Tome Book Shoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}