{"product_id":"under-southern-stars-paperback","title":"Under Southern Stars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCari Blake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmergency department nurse Sophia Mitchell has survived a toxic marriage, a brutal divorce, and single motherhood in one of the country's busiest ERs. She's built walls around her heart that could stop a trauma team, and she has exactly zero interest in letting anyone past them. Especially not the charming New Zealand paramedic whose radio flirtations are making her question everything she knows about keeping men at a safe distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack McKenzie wasn't supposed to be more than another EMT dropping off patients at Metro General. But his coffee deliveries, his easy way with her fifteen-year-old daughter Madison, and an accent that does dangerous things to her pulse are slowly dismantling every defense she's built. When he invites them to New Zealand for spring break, Sophia takes the biggest leap of faith since signing her divorce papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she discovers halfway around the world changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack isn't just a paramedic with perfect coffee skills-he's Jackson Charles McKenzie, heir to a wine empire and owner of a vineyard estate that belongs in a travel magazine. Standing in his family's mansion, watching his mother assess her like a lab specimen, Sophia realizes she's made the same mistake twice: falling for a man who's been playing a carefully edited version of himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when her toxic ex-husband escalates his campaign of psychological warfare, Sophia discovers Jack has been quietly protecting Madison from threats she never knew existed. Now she faces an impossible choice: trust the man who deceived her, or lose the only person who's ever made her feel truly seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Metro General's controlled chaos to Central Otago's breathtaking vineyards, this is a story about second chances, the courage to trust again, and discovering that sometimes the biggest risk is letting someone see all of you-scars, walls, and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266998255865,"sku":"9798998947513","price":18.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/77Q_Vr84Ba9798998947513.webp?v=1768857829","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/under-southern-stars-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}