{"product_id":"against-the-grain-an-auckland-med-story-9780995132566","title":"Against The Grain: An Auckland Med. Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlurb: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't like labels and I'm happy that way, but it's taken a long time to get here. A jerk of a father, too many bullies to name, and a string of dipshit boyfriends whose interest in me rarely made it past the skirts I sometimes wear. Suffice to say, my faith in men runs a little thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last thing I need is a gruff, opinionated, fiery, closeted, Paralympian jock messing with my hard-won peace. Miller Harrison is a wrinkle in my life I could definitely do without. I have a job that I love at Auckland Med., a boss who understands me, and a group of friends who accept me as I am. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI should walk away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Miller knows a thing or two about living life against the grain, and that hope I thought I'd buried a long time ago, is threatening to surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHogan, Jay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jay Hogan Jay is a 2020 Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Gay Romance. She is a New Zealand author writing mm romance and romantic suspense, primarily set in New Zealand. She writes character driven romances with lots of humour, a good dose of reality and a splash of angst. She's travelled extensively, lived in many countries, and in a past life she was a critical care nurse, nurse educator and counsellor. Jay is owned by a huge Maine Coon cat and a gorgeous Cocker Spaniel","brand":"Southern Lights Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50379727175954,"sku":"9780995132566","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3823cd95-b0ee-4482-9279-ab376ca4cdf9.jpg?v=1728667474","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/against-the-grain-an-auckland-med-story-9780995132566","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}