{"product_id":"when-staying-is-the-choice-paperback","title":"When Staying is the Choice - 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\u003eDiane Kann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving isn't always the hardest decision-sometimes staying is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Collins has spent her life doing what was practical, responsible, and expected. When circumstances finally give her permission to slow down, she finds herself wondering who she might be if she stopped living for everyone else. Cedar Ridge offers familiarity and comfort-but also memories she's never fully faced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Reed never intended to settle down. A quiet observer with a past he rarely shares, he's content on the edges of town life-until Margaret's steady presence draws him into conversations neither of them expected to have. What begins as companionship soon deepens into something neither can ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Staying is the Choice is a warm, emotionally resonant story about late-in-life love, healing, and the courage it takes to choose connection when independence has always felt safer. Perfect for readers who appreciate mature characters, clean romance, and stories where love arrives gently-and stays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47949038747869,"sku":"9781971356419","price":24.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/VVDnlJcXa9781971356419.webp?v=1779432808","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/when-staying-is-the-choice-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}