{"product_id":"second-chance-at-the-seaside-a-contemporary-christian-romance-paperback","title":"Second Chance at the Seaside: A Contemporary Christian Romance - 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\u003eElizabeth Maddrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of summer, sixteen years ago, we promised we'd keep in touch. And I did. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe didn't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI spent a year reaching out to her in every way imaginable, desperately clinging to the future we'd planned while we walked hand-in-hand on the beach. When July rolled around again, I waited eagerly, for her family's return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey never came. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe \u003c\/i\u003enever came. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI blamed her. I blamed myself. I blamed my big, involved family who are basically royalty on this island our ancestors found. After a while, I forgave her and moved on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf course I did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrying a torch for sixteen years would be ridiculous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo the fact that she's come back to the island, apparently to stay? Doesn't matter to me at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe I've been asking God why, but I figure He's got some kind of plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI can probably learn to accept her as a member of our little town, but that's where it has to end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy heart's still too shattered to risk breaking it again.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47500224856285,"sku":"9781947525207","price":21.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/tS-JTuJjsT9781947525207.webp?v=1772016031","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/second-chance-at-the-seaside-a-contemporary-christian-romance-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}