{"product_id":"2940157191269","title":"Stubborn as a Mule","description":"Down in Whynot, NC, there are three things that hold true: 1) life moves just a little bit slower, 2) family means everything, and 3) you don't mess with history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen his family decides to sell a home that's been part of their history for over a century, Lowe Mancinkus is madder than a hornet. To add insult to injury, the woman who purchased it is some fancy pants, city girl looking to fix it up and sell it off. Doesn't matter that she's sexy as hell or that just being near her gets his blood racing like never before. That home belongs to his family, or at least it did until she came to town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWell that just won't do, now will it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the moment that she laid eyes on the historical home in rural North Carolina, Melinda Rothschild knew Mainer House was something special. The perfect escape from life in New York City, Melinda signed the papers and set to work restoring the house to its natural beauty. That is until an angry Lowe showed up on her doorstep one day. With a scowl on his handsome, chiseled face. And a shotgun in his strong, muscular arms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs it getting hot in here?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelinda's about to get a lesson on life in the south, but Lowe is about to learn a lesson of his own – this city girl doesn't back down from a fight.","brand":"Big Dog Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103882559728,"sku":"2940157191269","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157191269_p0.jpg?v=1764091816","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157191269","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}