{"product_id":"9798515104276","title":"Stop and Stare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAuthor's note: this is the print edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStop and Stare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, which is available as an exclusive complimentary ebook download on the author's website.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSometimes love is in the last place you look.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIz Sanchez has looked for love just about everywhere. Granted, life as a non-binary jock at a small coastal university does not exactly present a wealth of opportunity, but that hasn’t stopped Iz from seizing the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo far their quest to find Miss Right has only resulted in heartbreak and way too many awkward run-ins with exes at the campus sports bar, but at the end of the day, Iz can always count on their friends, their glorious collection of designer sneakers, and their steadfast belief that love is out there \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003esomewhere \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto get them back in the game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat they didn’t expect was to have their world turned upside down by a champagne-fueled New Year’s kiss with the girl who’s been their best friend since toddlerhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarina Townsend has always known she and her best friend Iz were made to be more than friends. She’s spent years waiting for the right moment to come along and make Iz see it too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat moment shows up at the stroke of midnight, but instead of pulling them together, the kiss only seems to push them apart. Now that a lifelong friendship is on the line, Iz can’t stop thinking about the times love has left them burned. They’ll need to figure their heart out—and soon—because Marina is done waiting for Iz to realize what she’s known all along:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSometimes love comes looking for you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eStop and Stare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is a sapphic NBLW romance novella from Katia Rose that features two best friends stumbling their way into love as they figure out adulthood along the way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katia Rose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50462058086467,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3523\/2323\/files\/stopandstare.jpg?v=1790456370","url":"https:\/\/thebookshop613.ca\/products\/9798515104276","provider":"The Bookshop 613","version":"1.0","type":"link"}