{"product_id":"birthday-girl-by-penelope-douglas","title":"Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJORDAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe took me in when I had nowhere else to go. He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have to stop this. It can’t happen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable. Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePIKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI took her in, because I thought I was helping. As the days go by, though, it’s becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut we’re not free to give into this. She’s nineteen, and I’m thirty-eight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd her boyfriend’s father.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnfortunately, they both just moved into my house.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tension, Tales, \u0026 Pages Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55877032181928,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7213\/4312\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-16at12.43.43PM.png?v=1786898719","url":"https:\/\/ttpagebookstore.com\/products\/birthday-girl-by-penelope-douglas","provider":"Tension, Tales, \u0026 Pages Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}