{"product_id":"deceptive-truce-9781956264814","title":"Deceptive Truce","description":"\u003ci\u003eLife has been a series of exquisite disasters...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo you ever lie to yourself? I do. Making friends has been the cruelest choice I ever inflicted upon myself. I like to say I don't regret it, and for the most part that's true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI resent it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI despise him because he left me behind, following another battle in this war we've been waging. I thought we were partners, best friends, allies, and that he would always have my back as I've fought to have his. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI hate her because she's perfection and everything he's ever wanted, untouchable, brilliant, and capable. Yet, I want her too. Need her. Still, she gave herself to someone else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTelling myself one taste would have to be enough even when I knew it never could be is just another deception I sold myself on this trail of disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo matter what I do, I'm not enough for them, for my family, for this world we inhabit. Now-alliances are shifting, and our enemies are closing in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI know the difference and I know I need to leave them to face it all on their own. That's the choice I should make. That's the choice I have to make. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr at least, that's the newest lie I tell myself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDECEPTIVE TRUCE is a full-length mature dark, new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers\/love-hate themes. Please be aware some situations may be uncomfortable for readers. Trigger warnings can be found in the foreword should you require them. This is book three in a six book series that is a why choose with multiple new adults exploring and coming to terms with their evolving sexuality, identities, and relationships.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heather Long","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869365801234,"sku":"9781956264814","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f319881-19ea-4990-aa7e-5db923a07a50.jpg?v=1737754873","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/deceptive-truce-9781956264814","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}