{"product_id":"the-night-of-many-endings-9781542029254","title":"The Night of Many Endings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Melissa Payne, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMemories in the Drift\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an emotionally rich, feel-good novel about hope, second chances, and seeing the world through someone else's eyes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrphaned at a young age and witness to her brother's decline into addiction, Nora Martinez has every excuse to question the fairness of life. Instead, the openhearted librarian in the small Colorado community of Silver Ridge sees only promise. She holds on to the hope that she'll be reunited with her missing brother and does what she can at the town library. It's her home away from home, but it's also a sanctuary for others who, like her brother, could use a second chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's Marlene, an elderly loner who believes that, apart from her husband, there's little good left in the world; Jasmine, a troubled teen; Lewis, a homeless man with lost hope and one last wish; and Vlado, the security guard who loves a good book and, from afar, Nora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a winter storm buries Silver Ridge, this collection of lonely hearts takes shelter in the library. They'll discover more about each other, and themselves, than they ever knew--and Nora will be forced to question her brother's disappearance in ways she never could have imagined. No matter how stranded in life they feel, this fateful night could be the new beginning they didn't think was possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePayne, Melissa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMelissa Payne is the bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Lost Stones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMemories in the Drift\u003c\/i\u003e. For as long as she can remember, Melissa has been telling stories in one form or another--from high school newspaper articles to a graduate thesis to blogging about marriage and motherhood. But she first learned the real importance of storytelling when she worked for a residential and day treatment center for abused and neglected children. There she wrote speeches and letters to raise funds for the children. The truth in those stories was piercing and painful and written to invoke a call to action in the reader: to give, to help, to make a difference. Melissa's love of writing and sharing stories in all forms has endured. She lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and three children, a friendly mutt, a very loud cat, and the occasional bear. For more information, visit www.melissapayneauthor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50678899114258,"sku":"9781542029254","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2a6d4448-6d8c-458a-a0b3-2d1b2c8b9bb4.jpg?v=1733896182","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-night-of-many-endings-9781542029254","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}