{"product_id":"founded-on-rejection-9781958292044","title":"Founded on Rejection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'll only disappoint you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat sentence should've deterred me from Poe Hanson-it should've at least kept me from falling in love with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem was, by the time he uttered those words it was already too late. He already had my heart, whether he wanted it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment I first saw his sad eyes and guitar-worn hands, I knew I wanted him. His darkness spoke to my darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis hurt danced with my hurt. We seemed like a perfect fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept for one small detail-the only thing he will ever love is music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he came to me offering a way I could finally have some part of him-to be friends with benefits-I knew it was dangerous, destined to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'd always need more.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it didn't matter. I took him in any way I could have him, knowing one day my heart would pay the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI didn't expect to be anything more than friends. I didn't foresee our damaged puzzle pieces fitting perfectly together. It didn't occur to me that while I was handing my heart over to him; he was unknowingly doing the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of all, I never thought the scars of my past could be mended by a love that had always been founded on rejection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFounded on Rejection is an angsty age gap romance and the fourth interconnected standalone in The Mixtape Series. It is a full length standalone with a guaranteed HEA.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kat Singleton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454463086866,"sku":"9781958292044","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c381c8c-7f56-4f45-8ecf-dd438a9fadb3.jpg?v=1729868375","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/founded-on-rejection-9781958292044","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}