{"product_id":"2940161035337","title":"Rising Star: a love story","description":"\u003cb\u003eWe were never supposed to fall in love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot when I was living under his roof. Not when he was my boss. Not when his daughters had already worked their way into my heart and his tour was threatening to change everything.\u003cbr\u003eBut loving Sam Stevens stopped feeling impossible a long time ago. Now it feels inevitable.\u003cbr\u003eSomewhere between the stolen moments, the late-night confessions, and the life we built in the spaces neither of us expected, he became so much more than the man I was supposed to keep my distance from. He became the person I turn to first. The one I ache for. The one I can't imagine walking away from without taking pieces of myself with me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe problem is, love doesn't erase the past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam is still carrying the damage of everything he's lost. I'm still trying to trust that what we have is strong enough to survive the realities waiting for us beyond the safety of home. Fame, family, old wounds, and the life neither of us can put on pause forever are all closing in at once.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd if we want a future together, we'll have to fight for it. Because loving each other was the easy part.\u003cbr\u003eHolding on to it when everything is at stake might be the hardest thing we've ever done.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRising Star is the emotional conclusion to Sam and Madison's story—a heartfelt romance about family, healing, and choosing love when it asks you to risk everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTropes and themes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingle dad, nanny romance, age gap, found family, emotional healing, soulmates, second chance at love\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Smart Lily publishing inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46513111236849,"sku":"2940161035337","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940161035337_p0.jpg?v=1787171731","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940161035337","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}