{"product_id":"crossed-paperback-3","title":"Crossed - 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\u003eSamara Reed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"Tell me something real.\" I threw back at him because I'm tired of talking about me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eHe stopped breathing for a moment and tucked his nose into my temple; he inhaled slowly before sitting up straighter. \"I sometimes think fate is more of a reality than faith even though I was taught faith was fate my whole life. Like when you connect with someone and you can just feel how right it is. A sort of invisible string that's buried deep in their body connecting your souls together and your life lines suddenly come together to share a path you can choose to walk on together if you accept that fate and stray off your own path.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eI turned to look at him as his voice dropped an octave and changed the charge in the air around us.\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"Are we dancing again?\" I asked.\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"That depends, Clary. Do you feel this thing between us the way I do?\" He leaned forward as he pointed a finger from my heart to his own, his eyes hooded. \"Because if you don't feel this thing between us, I think it's best to let the flame die.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClarissa Monroe knows a few things for sure: When summer is over she's moving across the country with her best friend Anna, she's going to be a librarian, she doesn't know who she is yet, and she can't get that first kiss with Bryant Crossman out of her head.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBryant Crossman can't grab a firm enough hold on his life. Weighed down by the expectations of his father, he's being thrust forward on a path that isn't his own. Until he makes a bold move and kisses Clarissa Monroe at a party. When he sees her again he finally decides to step onto a path of his own choosing, one that will allow Clary to walk with him. But how far can they walk before their paths no longer cross?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42703583739967,"sku":"9781088186442","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6e10fd71b0a0dabf9d18e19784e36fc2.webp?v=1765029785","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/crossed-paperback-3","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}