{"product_id":"december-and-mae-paperback","title":"December and Mae - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon Shipley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWyoming, 1889. Rock-faced as a quarry, hewn of hard work and Wyoming Territory s harsh environment, he, at 54, is a wealthy widower and overlord of over forty thousand acres and a copper mine. His unwed sister rules their house and, so she thinks, her brother s morals, as she attempts to set him up with various widows and spinsters. Yet underneath, Luke s loneliness for a woman of his own choosing, and no little longing for the warm, willing flesh of such, gnaws at Luke s soul if not his fevered body. Enter a runaway, a starved waif far below his social standing. She stumbles onto his spread, willing, in her innocence, to do anything he wishes...\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68357751439581,"sku":"9781509263554","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/LdcDae1cyF9781509263554.webp?v=1793368278","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/december-and-mae-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}