{"product_id":"the-road-sometimes-taken","title":"The Road Sometimes Taken (Baker Oaks Book 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Road Sometimes Taken is a small town, best friend’s brother, millionaire, forced proximity and steamy road trip romance. It’s book three in the Baker Oaks series but can be read as a standalone. It's perfect for the fans of Abby Jimenez and When Harry Met Sally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebest friend’s brother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat’s all Manuel Zabana has ever been to me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd yes, he is also the Co-CEO of Zabana Enterprises and a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ehot millionaire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but to me—Cara Thompson, special education \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eteacher and sunshine girl—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe has always been my best friend’s sweet, kind, funny, and incredibly hot little brother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt wouldn’t be an issue, but the opportunity arises for me to move back home. I’ve been living a double life for ten years spending my summers in Baker Oaks and my school years elsewhere, but it’s time to go home. The catch? I need to take my girlie pink van with me, and I hate driving on the highway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne night, over a game of truth and dare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, my best friend dares Manuel to drive me back home, and like the gentleman he is, he keeps his promise. Even if it means being stuck on a road trip with me for three weeks. At the beginning, it’s all fun and games, but it quickly turns into heated glances, longing touches, and a few very steamy situations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaybe I’d believe him when he tells me I’m worthy of love, but he has to be sweet to me or his sister will come for his head. My heart has been broken before, and I don’t think three weeks is enough to mend it. Even if he looks like a god and acts like one, too… in an alley, in bed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein a bathroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHe says he’s loved me for years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He says I deserve it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut will I ever believe him?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour copy is signed by the author!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ABS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45717251162169,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/1037\/1897\/files\/IMG-2392.jpg?v=1776254245","url":"https:\/\/alexsbookstore.com\/products\/the-road-sometimes-taken","provider":"Alex's Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}