{"product_id":"9780996380614","title":"Amazing Heart","description":"AMAZING HEART DESCRIPTION\u003cp\u003eTEEN \u0026amp; YOUNG ADULT COMING OF AGE CONTEMPORARY FICTION\u003cbr\u003eWOMEN'S CONTEMPORARY LITERARY FICTION SERIES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's Amazing, but for the first time in my life I have let go of the control. I've battled so hard to hold onto the twisted security of my family's battle with alcoholism-it's what I've known-never risking too much, holding back, so the hurt didn't cut too deep. Now?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI feel a new life\u003cbr\u003eAn unknown.\u003cbr\u003eVulnerable.\u003cbr\u003eIt's magnificent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's . . . intimacy, being held, letting someone see into my dark places so the light, hidden since a little girl, can finally become brilliant. It's amazing. I'm about to shout my love for a man who seems to understand me like no one ever has. After I do, will everything fall apart? In my heart of shadows, the fear of being abandoned beats inside my head with regular rhythms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Please take me in your arms,\" I say silently. \"Accept my dark places. Help me understand you won't leave me.\" Maybe I'm dreaming when he says, \"Whatever path we choose, whatever arises, we'll overcome our fears.\" Have a finally been set free from generational mistakes that are passed forward in our family?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDare I ask for what I want and trust myself enough to share my thoughts, wishes, dreams . . . dare I actually hope in another person? Will he break his promises like my parents did to me? Can I really, really, be alive, be vulnerable, open and reach for deep, sensual intimacy? Can I take a risk and transition into joy?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Heart Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49796053336304,"sku":"9780996380614","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780996380614","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}