{"product_id":"pride-9781668012901","title":"Pride","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 7 Deadly Sins series that inspired four Lifetime\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoriginal movies continues with this unputdownable novel following mortgage broker Journee Alexander as she tries to escape the secrets of her past without losing all she has worked to build in the present. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournee Alexander grew up believing that the only person she could depend on was herself. After being abandoned by her mother, burning bridges with friends, and narrowly escaping bad business dealings with her first mentor, her trust is hard to earn and harder to keep. But she has overcome all of that and now, as a successful mortgage broker at the top of her game in Houston's booming real estate market, she has every reason to be proud of her accomplishments. She achieved this massive success on her own--there's no need to put her trust in anyone else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Journee starts receiving cryptic text messages from an unknown number threatening to destroy everything she has worked to build, she is out of her depth for the first time. Forced to consider accepting help from someone, Journee turns to the first man she loved, the one who got away. But old habits are hard to break and after trusting only her own instincts for so long, can she put her pride aside and accept advice from an old flame? Or should she put her trust in a brand-new love who is in sync with all that she wants to do? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournee is forced to confront the secrets of her past, the old hurts that never seem to heal, and the fact that sometimes a meteoric rise is just the first step in a devastating fall that will change her life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria Christopher Murray is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of more than thirty novels, including \u003ci\u003eStand Your Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year and NAACP Image Award Winner. Her novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Personal Librarian\u003c\/i\u003e, which she cowrote with Marie Benedict was a \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club pick. Visit her website at VictoriaChristopherMurray.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724893163794,"sku":"9781668012901","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a38c9da-50ad-40b5-b181-a1996e85cfc4.jpg?v=1734812845","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pride-9781668012901","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}