{"product_id":"a-perfect-mess-alternate-edition-paperback","title":"A Perfect Mess (Alternate Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmber Leigh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA just-for-the-summer romance with a pro hockey player wasn't in my plans when I moved home to Bayshore...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm trying to get my life back on track when I come home dumped, laid off, and adrift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when Griffin Keegan-my ridiculously hot high school friend turned professional hockey player-offers me his spare room for the summer, I take it. Keeping things casual should be easy. After all, he's made it clear that hockey comes first --especially with his career on the line after an injury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept Griffin keeps showing up at the bar where I work to drive me home. Takes me to the farmer's market every weekend. Treats me like I'm not a disaster on two legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when he catches me in a 'self-care' moment?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings...escalate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe agree to friends with benefits. No feelings, no future. His only priority can be hockey once summer ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut my heart keeps missing the memo. I cannot fall for a muscled, protective man who believes love and hockey can't co-exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm supposed to get my life together...but I'm in a bigger mess than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I need to choose between the life I left in Chicago...and the one I accidentally built with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67549076291833,"sku":"9781965182260","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/25Dq7-xR7f9781965182260.webp?v=1793404293","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-perfect-mess-alternate-edition-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}