{"product_id":"beneath-the-stars-sugarlake-1","title":"Beneath the Stars (Sugarlake, 1)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBeneath the Stars (Sugarlake, Book 1)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Emily McIntire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary Romance \/ Second-Chance Romance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e ⭐ 9\/10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpice Rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4\/5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlina Carson has loved Chase Adams since she was eleven years old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment the troubled boy with dimples moves in down the street, there's something about him she can't resist. But when Alina becomes best friends with Chase's younger sister, he becomes the one person she's never supposed to want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat doesn't stop Chase from wanting her too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbandoned by the people who were supposed to love him, \u003cstrong\u003eChase has learned to leave before anyone can leave him\u003c\/strong\u003e. But Alina becomes his exception—the girl whose bedroom window he sneaks through and the person he trusts with his deepest secrets beneath the glow-in-the-dark stars on her ceiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs they grow older, friendship turns into something impossible to deny, and Chase finally decides he's willing to break the rules for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen tragedy strikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChase falls back into his old habits, destroys what they had, and \u003cstrong\u003edisappears from Alina's life\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears later, Alina has finally learned how to live without him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil Chase comes home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow grown and taking over his family's business, Chase finds himself working in the same building as the woman whose heart he broke. All the chemistry, hurt, and unfinished feelings between them come rushing back—but this time, Chase isn't planning to run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe's determined to make things right. Starting with her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional, angsty, and steamy, \u003cem\u003eBeneath the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e is a second-chance romance about childhood love, abandonment, heartbreak, and a broken hero returning home determined to win back the woman he's never stopped loving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTropes \/ Mood\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond-Chance Romance • Childhood Friends to Lovers • Best Friend's Brother • He Comes Back • He Falls First • Years of Pining • Childhood Sweethearts • Broken\/Tortured MMC • Emotional Healing • Forced Proximity • Workplace Proximity • Small-Town Romance • Family Trauma • Angst • Groveling • Found Family • High Spice\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Risque Literature","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44454364020839,"sku":"9781464229718","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/9859\/5175\/files\/9781464229718.jpg?v=1787087659","url":"https:\/\/www.risqueliterature.com\/products\/beneath-the-stars-sugarlake-1","provider":"Risque Literature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}