{"product_id":"slap-shot-surprise-by-melanie-harlow","title":"Slap Shot Surprise By Melanie Harlow","description":"\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eIn my defense, I thought the plane was going to crash.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOtherwise, I never would have blurted out those embarrassing things to a perfect stranger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid I mention he turned out to be a scorching hot superstar of professional hockey?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut wait, there’s more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying I’ll never have to face him again. My luck holds out for less than twenty-four hours, when I realize he’s a groomsman at the wedding I’m attending.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe end up having a drink and a good laugh about my panicked confessions, and when he invites me up to his room for some no-strings-attached fun, I say yes. After all, a headboard rattling one-night stand with a guy who knows how to put the puck in deep isn’t something a bookworm like me ever thought she’d experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeither are those two little pink lines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow what’s crashing are all the plans Joe Lupo and I had for our lives–separately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter all, we’re totally wrong for each other. He’s commitment-phobic and completely focused on his career. And I want to plant roots in my small town–with someone who chooses me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove? It’s out of the question.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUntil Joe Lupo lines up his shot and aims straight for my heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"genresList\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__genres\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47513452118236,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47513452151004,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/kitabhouseads_1_a42de0dd-8e99-4760-a307-9b6cbd682313.png?v=1769785794","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/slap-shot-surprise-by-melanie-harlow","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}