{"product_id":"love-is-an-art-9781958894040","title":"Love Is an Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe hates lawyers. So I'm a lawyer pretending to be an artist. Forgetting one tiny detail: I can't paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTessa\u003c\/em\u003e: There's something about the way the blond guy laughs and leans in to listen. My gaze keeps returning to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only problem is, we're at an art gallery after work, and I've swapped my lawyer suit for a paint-splattered shirt. I'm pretending to be a struggling artist, acting as bait to entice a scammer who conned my friend out of thousands of dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI look pathetic. But still, I approach Hot Guy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur glances meet, and an awareness shimmers across. He offers to buy me a drink--we're definitely flirting--and then he asks me what I do. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust when Scammer Guy is in earshot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have no choice but to say I'm an artist. I can tell Hot Guy later that I'm not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then he says he \u003cem\u003ehates\u003c\/em\u003e lawyers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow what? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZeke\u003c\/em\u003e: She's the worst artist I've ever seen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I hate that that makes me suspect that she's lying to me. After my ex-girlfriend cheated on me, trust is in short supply. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTessa makes me laugh, and it's one adventure after another with her. Definitely different from my workaholic lawyer ex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe it's time to give love a second chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll is fair in love and litigation, but when truth and deception clash, can you trust your heart?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*The rom-com books in this series are interconnected standalones set in the same world. Each can be read as a pure standalone with a guaranteed happily ever after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Strawbundle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50402807841042,"sku":"9781958894040","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e843d77b-b2e8-4768-ab56-5ccca8a2e222.jpg?v=1740409839","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/love-is-an-art-9781958894040","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}