{"product_id":"tethered-hearts-paperback","title":"Tethered Hearts - 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\u003ePersephone Autumn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eright person\/wrong time, close proximity, friends to lovers romance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling Author Persephone Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe will always be mine... even when she belongs to someone else.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI \u003cem\u003echoose \u003c\/em\u003eto be in this place-my heart tethered to Shanti Mahal, regardless of her lack of reciprocation. I \u003cem\u003echoose\u003c\/em\u003e to stay in her orbit, to remain close, even if the repeated sting of rejection hits me again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI love her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have loved her for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than once, I've questioned my sanity. Wondered if I'm an emotional pin cushion. How can I not? Every time Shanti chooses someone else, it's a scorching blade to the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, I stay in her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI continue to wait for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWait for her to look at me the way she does them, and \u003cem\u003ematter.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWait for the day she returns my feelings and chooses me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 436\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497948430557,"sku":"9781965404089","price":31.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/LpphI4GUJa9781965404089.webp?v=1771989582","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/tethered-hearts-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}