{"product_id":"collie-1","title":"Collie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy: \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eIndy Valentine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLosing my job wasn’t on my to-do list for this work trip.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut here I am—unemployed, craving a decent iced latte, and one bad mood away from a full-on identity crisis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo job? This too shall pass.\u003cbr\u003eNo plan? Story of my life.\u003cbr\u003eNo boyfriend? Please. Men are exhausting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt least, that’s what I tell myself, right up until a grumpy ball of hotness offers to help me at the airport.\u003cbr\u003eTuxedo in disarray. Jawline perfectly chiseled. Smolder for days.\u003cbr\u003eHe looks like heartbreak suited in expensive cologne. The kind I could get drunk on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo imagine my shock when he doesn’t just greet me, but invites me on the trip of a lifetime. No flirting. No expectations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eJust company.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike I’m a checkbox on his to-do list.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd honestly? Why not? My life’s a chaotic dumpster fire. I’d be stupid to turn down a free adventure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDestination: Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Sounds dreamy. Fresh air, scenic views, maybe some time for self-reflection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut it’s not until we get there that the plans are finally revealed. A marriage retreat. Yet, we’re not married. But something tells me he should be?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, I’m stuck roughing it with a broody stranger in a rundown camper van, heading straight into the wilds of Yellowstone National Park. No Wi-Fi. No escape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust me, the grumpy groom, and not a wedding band in sight. This might just be the kind of trouble I’ve been avoiding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI wanted a distraction. A quick sabbatical.\u003cbr\u003eNever expected it to be falling for the one person more lost than I am.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The New Romantics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45591892656326,"sku":"9798999570857","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/0445\/2806\/files\/Collie-StockImage_c7e6faca-83ed-46dc-9e6a-7b1d9d910da2.png?v=1772663709","url":"https:\/\/www.thenewromanticsbooks.com\/products\/collie-1","provider":"The New Romantics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}