{"product_id":"calloused-scarred-hearts","title":"Calloused \u0026 Scarred Hearts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy: \u003cspan\u003eLexi Kingston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat do you do when you run out of places to hide from yourself?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLindsay Birmingham is exceptional at concealing her true feelings with sarcasm and a smile, but lately, her carefully crafted persona has begun to unravel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe escaped her past in every way but in her head, and even a successful modeling career and five chaotic roommates can’t distract her from the memories she has spent her entire life running from.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer impulse is to avoid anything that makes her \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003efeel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParker McClaren makes her feel too much.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has been in love with the closed-off, prickly girl down the hall since they were teenagers, but after years apart, he can’t deny she’s different now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he sees an opportunity to breach the friend zone, he seizes it, rocking the already delicate foundation of their friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmotionally unavailable or not, Parker is determined to test her limits, and each time she pushes him away, he moves in closer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCalloused \u0026amp; Scarred Hearts \u003c\/span\u003eis book two in the Lonely Melodies contemporary romance series of interconnected standalone novels. If you love a sarcastic, stubborn heroine and a man who refuses to give up on her, then you’ll fall in love with this romantic journey of healing, self-love, and learning to be vulnerable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The New Romantics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862203982022,"sku":"9781960720146","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/0445\/2806\/files\/StockImage_8.png?v=1779302502","url":"https:\/\/www.thenewromanticsbooks.com\/products\/calloused-scarred-hearts","provider":"The New Romantics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}