{"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":21.99,"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\/products\/pause-signed-paperback-contemporary-romance","provider":"The Indie Author Insider","version":"1.0","type":"link"}