{"title":"Contemporary Romance","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"pre-order-almost-there-almost-me-paperback","title":"Signed Copies of Almost There, Almost Me (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSigned paperback with two postcards, personalized thank you note, two bookmarks (one is a Spotify playlist)!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpoiler alert: this is a love story with a happy ending.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike a true millennial, she climbed the corporate ladder. Then she hit a wall she couldn’t out-work.\u003cbr\u003eBurnout isn’t dramatic — it takes you apart until nothing feels easy anymore. Maria thought she could manage consulting, travel, deadlines, love, even distance. But when exhaustion becomes her baseline and the relationship she’s been holding together across continents begins to fray, she realizes something has to give.\u003cbr\u003eShe leaves Chicago and looks for new skies — Morocco, the Himalayas, Dubai. In the air, paragliding over glowing horizons, she finds the quiet she’s been chasing. But grounding doesn’t come from landing alone — it comes from choice.\u003cbr\u003eThere’s a man she loves — flawed, devoted, still learning.\u003cbr\u003eThere’s a marriage that finally ends.\u003cbr\u003eThere’s a second chance that doesn’t come easily — but comes anyway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria must decide:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan love survive distance?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan you rebuild your heart without losing yourself?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd what happens when the life you worked for is the life that’s breaking you?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAlmost There, Almost Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a contemporary romance about millennial ambition, long-distance love, travel, and the difficult, deliberate act of choosing joy without shrinking yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you love slow-burn romance, global settings, and grown-up love stories with a true happy ending, this book is for you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers of Carley Fortune and Christina Lauren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre: Contemporary Romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Indie Author Insider","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52367637446968,"sku":null,"price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/1495\/7624\/files\/Untitleddesign_4.png?v=1778686929"},{"product_id":"all-access-signed-paperback","title":"All Access - Signed Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Book Alert!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned Paperback!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlurb:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRock-n-roll paradise came with a price, and Jessie Morgan paid…with everything she had. Jessie Morgan was looking for an escape away from the pain and sadness that ruled her miserable life after her family’s death. When her favorite rock band, Flux, comes to town Jessie can’t say no when singer, Chris Nickersen, wants her to join him on the tour and in his bed. Jessie thought she had finally got what she’d been looking for: love, friendship, and family all in a rock-n-roll paradise. Instead, she found herself nursing black eyes and wounds to her heart and soul. Fed up with Chris’ lies and abuse Jessie leaves him. Fraught with insecurity and a desperate need to belong, Jessie’s hopeful she’ll find her salvation in the one place she swore she’d never go back to...home. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e WARNING - This story contains adult material and possible emotional triggers for readers with a history of abuse. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre: Rockstar Romance\/Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 286\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Indie Author Insider","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52462302495032,"sku":null,"price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/1495\/7624\/files\/81fc55HzwtL._SY466.jpg?v=1780467734"},{"product_id":"blind-date-with-an-indie-contemporary-romance-edition","title":"Blind Date With an Indie - Contemporary Romance Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlind Date With an Indie - Contemporary Romance Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook comes wrapped, with a pen, highlighter, stickers, tea, snacks, annotation tabs, and a bookish surprise!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Indie Author Insider","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52478890148152,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/1495\/7624\/files\/BookReview_7.png?v=1780881758"},{"product_id":"pause-signed-paperback-contemporary-romance","title":"Pause - Signed Paperback - Contemporary Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew in the shop!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned Paperback!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre: Contemporary Romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 282\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHe sees her before he knows her.\u003cbr\u003eShe feels seen before she’s ready to be known.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a candlelit corner of a Chicago hotel bar, Clark becomes captivated by a woman he doesn’t know, a woman who appears each week, always alone, always after dinner. He doesn’t speak to her. Not yet. But something about her quiet presence unsettles him, challenges him, stirs something dormant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimi isn’t running, but she’s not standing still either. She’s grieving, healing, trying not to come undone. The hotel is her refuge. The ritual is her escape. When Clark finally approaches her, their connection sparks quickly, but what begins as a slow burn becomes a complicated entanglement neither of them are prepared for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold in alternating points of view, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePause\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a magnetic, intimate story about timing, grief, longing, and emotional resurrection. For readers who believe love doesn't always arrive gently and sometimes, the person who sees you most clearly is the one who meets you when you're falling apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFor fans of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNormal People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Sally Rooney, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBefore We Were Strangers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Renée Carlino, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSeven Days in June\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Tia Williams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Indie Author Insider","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52480658538808,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/1495\/7624\/files\/51vAnvLw63L._SL1148.jpg?v=1780937211"}],"url":"https:\/\/shoptheindieauthorinsider.com\/collections\/contemporary-romance.oembed","provider":"The Indie Author Insider","version":"1.0","type":"link"}