{"product_id":"getting-some-of-her-own-paperback","title":"Getting Some of Her Own - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGwynne Forster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gwynne creates a fictional world of ideas and passions. . .truly modern women and men struggling with a torrent of issues. . .delivered in accomplished prose that challenges us to think, feel, and imagine.\" --Robert Fleming, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of the Elders \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After an absence of sixteen years, Susan Pettiford has come home to North Carolina, this time for good. Thanks to an inheritance, she can start her own interior design business. But it's not quite the life Susan hoped for. Single at thirty-four, she now faces a challenge that forces her to accept one of her dreams will never come true. Battling sadness, Susan decides to engage in a fling. . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Architect Lucas Hamilton couldn't be more surprised by Susan's dinner invitation--after all, she's the same woman who clearly rebuffed his advances at a recent party. Still, his curiosity overcomes his doubts. The result is a night of seduction neither can forget yet neither intends to repeat. While Susan focuses on her work and a new friendship with her troubled neighbor Cassie, Lucas focuses on his goal to become more wealthier than the biological father he resents for being absent from his life. Then, when Lucas's father resurfaces, he finds himself turning to Susan for counsel. As the complexities of family, work, and their undeniable attraction lead their paths to cross repeatedly, their feelings for each other strengthen. But the secret Susan is hiding from Lucas may destroy any future they share. . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Touching, thought-provoking.\" --Kimberla Lawson Roby, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author on \u003ci\u003eIf You Walked in My Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A page-turner, and it's one that deserves to be read in a few sittings.\" --QBR, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eBlues From Down Deep \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"An unforgettable read.\"--Donna Hill, author of \u003ci\u003eIf I Could \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eWhen Twilight Comes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGwynne Forster \u003c\/b\u003ewas an award-winning, national bestselling author. She was also a demographer and former senior United Nations Officer, in which capacities she traveled the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.04 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131865665671,"sku":"9780758213105","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8df070c1e4faae6bb551612985650243.webp?v=1732621924","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/getting-some-of-her-own-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}