{"product_id":"the-cottage-9781594930966","title":"The Cottage","description":"Jill and Carrie--both married with teenage children--meet one day during Jill's lunch break at a local park. Soon a friendship is forged. A friendship that deepens with each visit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jill's husband still lives and breathes the coach's life, a life that leaves him little time to spare for Jill. Left on her own more and more, Jill finds herself searching for the indefinable something that has been missing all her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Married to a successful businessman, Carrie Howell retired early from a career in real estate to spend more time with her teenage boys, and to pursue her lone passion--painting. She, too, has felt for some time that something is missing from her world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Cottage\u003c\/i\u003e is the non-traditional, heart-aching story of two women pulled by a force stronger than their marriages, stronger than themselves. The story of Jill and Carrie. Two women. One love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHill, Gerri:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gerri Hill has thirty published works, including the 2014 GCLS winner \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, 2011, 2012 and 2013 winners \u003ci\u003eDevil's Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHell's Highway\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSnow Falls\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 2009 GCLS winner \u003ci\u003ePartners\u003c\/i\u003e, the last book in the popular Hunter Series, as well as the 2013 Lambda finalist \u003ci\u003eAt Seventeen\u003c\/i\u003e. Gerri lives in south-central Texas, only a few hours from the Gulf Coast, a place that has inspired many of her books. With her partner, Diane, they share their life with two Australian Shepherd's--Casey and Cooper--and a couple of furry felines.","brand":"Bella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50358894264594,"sku":"9781594930966","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54e93d74-53ef-461a-b901-d33a411f510d.jpg?v=1728347939","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cottage-9781594930966","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}